looking Heavenward Page 9 ULY/AUGUST 1974 h ie SS iw iu s Vol. 2 No. 3 July-August The Ninety-Nines, Inc. Will Rogers World Airport International Headquarters Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73159 Return Form 3579 to above address 2nd Class Postage pd. at North Little Rock. Ark., and at additional mailing offices.

E d ito r...... Mardo Crane Assistant Editor...... Betty Hicks Circulation Manager...... Loretta Gragg Contributing Editor...... Mary Foley

CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL From The Beginning — Glenn Buffington ...... 8 Looking Heavenward — Mayetta Behringer...... 9 Chapter Personalities...... 2 Respiration (Cont'd) — Mary Foley ...... 13 Center Fold — 99 Airport Network & list of 99s ...... 17 Tax Exemption Report — Hazel Jones ...... 7

Regular Features News Briefs and Race Results...... 3-4 What It s All About — Committee Reports...... 10 Air Age Education — Linda Hooker...... 10 International Flying Activities — Charlene Falkenberg...... 10 International Hot Line — Shirley Allen, International PR ...... 10 International Hot Line, U.S. Report — Pauline Genung ...... 12 Coming Events...... 5 President's Message...... 1 Section Meeting Reports...... 15 Chapter Reports...... 15

President — Susie Sewell, C/O Catlin Aviation, Will Rogers Station, Oklahoma City, Okla. 83159 Vice President — Pat McEwen, 16206 E. Central, Wichita, Kansas 67230 Secretary — Mary Nees Able, 9009 Braeburn Valley Dr., Houston, Texas 77036 Treasurer — Lois Feigenbaum, 103 Pinewood Dr., Carbondale, Illinois 62901 Board of Directors: Thon Griffith, 314 Robinhood Ln., Costa Mesa, Ca. 92627 Esther ‘Esme’ Williams, P.O. Box 3283, Tequesta, Fla. 33458 Jewel vom Saal, 1010 N. Broadway, Yonkers, N.Y. 10701 Betty McNabb, 3114 Beachwood Dr., Panama City, Fla. 32401

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Cover: Courtesy of Lake Aircraft. Spotlighting The International President One of the special highlights of the meeting in Hawaii for me because of weather but these top contenders were waiting it out was the rare opportunity to see so many of our members from patiently. A greater number of female pilots were members of Australia! Thanks to Pat Kelley Shearer, International Mem­ the teams this year and they were pretty, intelligent and con­ bership Chairman and our gracious hostess, a luncheon was fident contestants. The 99s NIFA Award committee, headed by held for all those attending from countries other than the United Ruby St. Onge, interviewed many of them during consideration States. Edith Denny, our globe-trotting International Coor­ of the applicants for the 99 Achievement Award. A luncheon was dinator from Canada, was there renewing acquaintances and given in their honor and we invited them to join Ninety-Nines helping to spark the exchange of information and ideas. Con­ soon. Look for them in your area! versation was easy and Christine Wills, Governor, Australian After an enjoyable IFR flight in an Aztec back to St. Paul, I Section, told of plans to hold an air event in Australia similar to headed for Kansas City to attend the North Central Section the Powder Puff Derby. Contestants will be invited from all over meeting. The new international airport there is big and sprawling the world and from this discussion an exciting new task is but quite efficient for its size. In spite of thunderstorms that underway -- the challenge of creating an International Pilot’s day, the turnout was good and many more arrived the next License! Although it may be a tough one for ICAO, we believe it moring. The business session was highlighted by the Chicago can be done. Area Chapter’s report given by Caroline Sm ith-with color slides Arrival in Hawaii was all we had expected with beautiful leis and colorful comment. Even the Governor couldn’t call time on and pretty Hawaiian girls to greet us. The 4 9 '/2 S enjoyed this, that one! Following the business meeting was a lively “rap too. Each day saw us looking more Hawaiian in dress and at­ session” for the purpose of answering questions on the titude, laughing with the singing bus drivers, parting with our headquarters building project. The members appreciated the money, enjoying new food adventures — the Luau at the Kelley’s opportunity to learn more about the details and expressed was fabulous, an occasion unparalleled. I enjoyed the flying tour confidence in the decisions made by their elected Board. Lois of the islands with the HATS (Hawaiian Air Tour Service) crew of Feigenbaum, International Treasurer, and I were quite pleased to the Herron telling us so much about what we were seeing on the spend time with members from this section in a relaxed at­ 850-mile, one-day journey. My pictures of the active volcanoes mosphere to discuss on a one-to-one basis. It continued at a are treasures as are the keychain, pin and beautiful book party given honoring Charlene Falkenberg, International Flying presented to me by the Australian members. I appreciated their Activities Chairman. The banquet included a humorous talk on efforts to bring two Eucalyptus seedlings for the 99s Forest of flight safety by Tiner Lapsley, from the FAA Aeronautical Center Friendship. But puzzled U.S. Government officials kept little in Oklahoma City. trees in their "care” (under quarantine) at the airport in Honolulu. Next was the spring meeting in Washington D.C. of WACOA, We are trying to obtain a permit for future imports of this type. which will be known as the Citizen's Advisory committee on Thanks to the wonderful Aloha Chapter 99s, I brought home a Aviation. The next appointees will be men, instead of women; real Muumuu to wear. Thank you, on behalf of all 99s, Florence leaving 19 women on and adding 9 men. A need for a new image Beamon, Trippi Penland, Betty Skold, Pat Coates, Dee Vick, Dot of the Safe Pilot Program was recognized. Operation “Ground Read, Pat and Jim Shearer and the Kelleys, along with all the Assist” emphasis on safety and 99s are cooperating throughout others who helped make the first official visit by a 99 group to the U.S. by handing out safety literature for the FAA. Hawaii a great success. Hope to see you in San Juan . . . After three days of work I was off again, to attend the NIFA Study the material sent to you for consideration at the con­ (National Intercollegiate Flying Association) Tournament of vention. It completes the job you asked us to do — let’s vote and Champions at St. Cloud, Minn. It rained before I arrived, con­ then have FUN GALORE in ’74! tinuously while I was there and after I departed. College teams Susie Sewell were unable to compete in flying competition the first three days President

retype captions (which takes time); and of interest; have your copy in the mail at write many letters of explanation (which least FOUR days ahead of deadline. You takes time).. Ye Ed. is not a big bad wolf. may not make it otherwise; If you want IF you get your copy to her BY DEADLINE, your photos returned, enclose sufficient Speaking with photos good enuf to reproduce — postage. YOU WILL GET IN. It is as simple as that. 3. PLEASE — study the schedule: YE ED. has no reason to include one NEXT - chapter report and not include yours. So, Deadline MAGAZINE Date of issue in the interest of harmony and good Sept. 1 Sept.-Oct. Frankly reporting will you please: Nov. 1 Nov.-Dec. 1. If you are a new reporter, get the SOP Jan. 1(1975) Jan.-Feb. and schedule from the previous reporter. Feb. —no copy W ITH M A R D O Remember, it is 99s, not 99’s or 99ers. Mar. 1 March-Apr. 2. The elementary rules the reporter May1 May-June should remember are: Typewritten copy July 1 July-Aug. GREETINGS — to Reporters. You have only for both news and captions; double NOTAM been drafted by your Chapter to report space; DO NOT put names in capital NEXT- interesting and important news to Ye letters; DO NOT list names just for the Dec. 1 Jan.-Notam Four Editor for the 99 NEWS Magazine. The only sake of having them appear in the 99 Feb. 1 ’75 Mar.-Notam Two trouble is that many of you are not passing NEWS — your local newsletter is where Apr. 1 May - Notam Two your physical, and you are not making it as your ‘thank yous’ belong; LIMIT your copy Aug. 1 Sept.-Notam Three you should. Consequently, you cause Ye (1 V i to 2 pages regular typewriter paper — Notams should be important news, Ed. to cut much copy (which takes time); NOT legal size) to news ALL 99s will find coming events, or announcements. Chapter Personalities

PENELOPE AMABILE, the more I try to get out of ballooning and Balloonist back to fixed wing, the more I get into it. Penny Amabile’s business card says It’s a delightful sort of quicksand”. “aviatrix, balloonist, barnstormer, ad­ “Non-balloonists tend to think of venturer.” In the twenty years since college balloons in the same category as she has worked her way into the world’s bicycles,” she muses, “when they really newest (and oldest) aerial sport. should be comparing them to motorcycles. Penelope her parents named her, bought They are real flying machines and demand her dollies, dressed her in velvet and lace, all the respect due any other aircraft.” She and brought her up to be a lady. She doesn't own her own balloon, but, as she majored in philosophy at Wellesley, puts it, she “has the keys” to several. One studied Plato and Descartes, not Jules elegant red and white one belongs to the Verne - the eighty days man - or Sport Rites Club, where she is director of Langeweische. aviation activities, "It’s actually named ‘Aardvark’," she says, “but I call it ‘Flattery’ An offer she clipped from Life magazine Jean Hayden, right, is the 1974 winner of because it gets me nowhere.” back in the mid-60’s started the whole the Ninety-Nines Achievement Award for thing. “Bring this coupon and $5 to any Actually, it gets her a lot of places. Last college flying. Left, Fran Sargent, Florida Cessna dealer for your first lesson ...”, it June, guests at a local historical society Goldcoast Chapter, and former 99 NIFA said. She did. And it was love at first ball were astonished to see a modern day Chairman, presented the Ninety-Nine flight. Six months later she had her private Mary Poppins descending upon the Hilton donated silver tray at this year’s National license. Soon she had her commercial Hotel via balloon. Dressed to the nines in a Intercollegiate Flying Association’s (NIFA) ticket, and on to her basic, advanced, and fancy ball gown, Penny made the evening Viking Tournament of Champions, St. instrument ground instructor ratings. even more profitable for the society by Cloud, Minn. Jean is a full-time college By this time she was ripe for another ad, giving tethered sightseeing rides. student at the U of North Dakota, is an torn from an old flying magazine. (“I’m an Penny flies out of the Westchester instructor for the school’s flying club, and inveterate ad and coupon clipper", she County Airport. She is an active member of recently completed her hours for a control explains, “soap-powder-7cents off the Greater New York chapter of the 99s tower operator’s certificate. This coupons fall out of all my pockets".) ... and the New York Wing Civil Air Patrol. summer, she is making college tuition by “You’ve tried the rest, now try the best," it She is an enthusiastic supporter of the crop dusting in California’s Apple Valley. inveigled. A phone call to “Professor” Ninety-Nines new headquarters project. “I As a college sophomore, Jean wrote, and Charles MacArthur of Tolland, Con­ believe in this building and what it stands the University published, the first manual necticut, who runs a Balloon School, and for” . on how-to flag (mark) areas for dusting or she was off for her commerical LTA ticket spraying by airplane. This manual is with flight instructor privileges. A In her spare tim e she runs Skyrovers, a approved by the parent group of all somewhat unconventional aspiration for newly organized company of which she is agricultural aviation business men. Photo this suburban-matron-member-of-various- president ("and the whole darn staff just by Page Shamburger. boards-hospital-volunteer-with-seven- about”), “Skyrovers” , she explains, is like children! (For her husband Frank, Penny a marriage-broker. It’s a go-between. The has just one word. Super. A trial lawyer public doesn't always know where they can with his own firm in New York City, he is get the specialized service they may want himself a commercial pilot, licensed to fly from the aviation community and I try to gliders too. The Amabile household help them reach the people who can help centers around seven children ranging in them .” age from 14 to 2 1.) (Some material for this chapter Per­ “I didn't start out to be a balloonist", she sonality sketch contributed by Mary Lou says plaintively, “but it’s addictive. And Balogh.)

Tennessee 99s presented to Mr. Harry Porter of Chattanooga the eighth annual award for promotion of general aviation in Tennessee. Pictured are Mr. Porter and Evelyn Johnson, Chairman of the Awards Committee. The plaque, shaped in walnut like the State of Tennessee, are designed and made by Ferris Thomas.

INSTRUCTORS OF THE YEAR The Nashville GADO and Memphis GADO named Evelyn Johnson (left), Tennessee Chapter and Pat Wilson, Memphis Chapter, “Instructor of the Year” . Both are Penny Amabile, aviatrix and balloonist, of the Greater New York Chapter 99s. Photo Tennesseans and members of the Ninety- Credit Bill Glass. Nines. LOUISE THADEN HONORED By Ruth W. Thomas, Historian

The Staggerwing Club paid tribute to NEWS BRIEFS Louise Thaden, charter member of the Ninety-Nines, during the Staggerwing From the Convention in Tullahoma, Tennessee on Ninety-Nine matches will not be June 14, 1974 by naming the restored 100- INTERNATIONAL SECRETARY available after September 30, 1974. If year-old log cabin, the first phase of the you have been planning to order, now is the time to do it. Price per Staggerwing Air Museum, the Louise M. TO: CHAIRMEN. ALL Thaden Office and Library Building. The box of 50 is $1.35 plus 36 cents Thaden Building, completed in May, is on INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEES postage. On orders of 10 or more the Parish Aeredrome adjacent to Northern boxes to the same address, deduct Field in Tullahoma. In addition to being a SUBJECT: 10 per cent. Price per case of 50 library and technical date center the boxes depends upon destination — building will house memorabilia such as Annual Report please write for prices if you can use that amount. All matches are mailed helmet and goggles worn by Mrs. Thaden, 1. This is to remind you to prepare the next day after your letter is pictures and newspaper clippings of races, triplicate typewritten reports on the work received. and her flight records. of your committee. Send orders to: Jean Deck; 15 a. The reports should be made on Papago Blvd.; Winslow. Arizona V x 11 Bond Paper, typed. 8 2 86047. b. They will be handed to the In­ ternational Secretary to be made a part of the Official Minutes. c. If you cannot attend Convention, NOTICE please mail your report to the Secretary 99 Claire Ball of the Conecticut before the Convention. Chapter has a great suggestion for d. Sign the report as Chairman, and anybody who may want a Bahamas list the names of your Committee mem­ vacation — and at a real bargain, bers. too. At a discount — 50 per cent to 2. You or your designee should be 99s — from Claire you can rent a Members of the Tennessee and Carolinas prepared to make a two-minute report from new two-bedroom, waterfront Chapters attending the dedication of the the floor of the House of Delegates. This townhouse at Treasure Cay Abace Louise M. Thaden Office and Library report is in the form of a resume of your for only $163 per week. Has a 5000’ Building of the Staggerwing Air Museum, official report. airstrip, beach, pool, golf, tennis, Tullahoma, Tennessee, June 14, 1974 3. Thank you for the work you and your fishing, boating, and spectacular were: Charlotte Parish, Lou Smith, Page committee have done...... HOPE TO view. Contact Claire at 110 Round Shamburger, Evelyn Hyman, Ruth SEE YOU AT CONVENTION. Lake Rd., Ridgefield, Conn. 06877, Thomas, Louise Smith and Bee Reid. Not PH 203-438-2778. The location will pictured were: Irene Flewellen, Edna AIR AGE EDUCATION Linda Hooker tie in with the International Con­ AIRMARKING Velda L. Kiker Broyles, Pat Garner and Sylvia Harper. AE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Alice Roberts vention in Puerto Rico, and the (Photo by Ferris) APT Margo Smith house will sleep five. AUDITING. 1972-73 & 73-74 Lois Feigenbaum AWTAR. Inc. Kay Brick AWTAR FUND RAISING Hazel Jones BY-LAWS REVISION Virginia Hash (Ed. Note: The Heading NEW HORIZONS BUDGET Lois Feigenbaum reflects the belief that death is a horizon COMMITTEE TO READ & APPROVE Betty Fritts toward which we all fly, even though this MINUTES. 1972-73 & 73-74 new adventure is brought about by diverse CONTEST Nancy Jean Teel FLYING ACTIVITIES Charlene Falkenberg causes. In a sense it is a flight from the 49’/2er RECORDS Becky Thatcher “bonds of earth” to unknown “New GAMA SAFE PILOT PROGRAM Wally Funk Horizons” ) HEADQUARTERS Marilyn Copeland HISTORIAN Ruth Thomas INCORPORATION RESIDENT Adelaide Tinker INSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE Susie Sewell Louise Thaden and reporter Ruth Thomas MEMBERSHIP Pat Kelley Shearer Flying on to NINETY-NINE MUSEUM TRUST Bernice T. Steadman are standing on the site of the 85’ x 100' NIFA AWARD RubySt.Onge Display Hangar - the second phase of the NINETY-NINE NEWS EDITOR Mardo Crane Staggerwing Air Museum. The Louise M. NOMINATING Garnett Hastings Nance NEW HORIZONS Thaden Office and Library Building can be PARLIAMENTARIAN Virginia Hash PUBLIC RELATIONS. Shirley K. Allen seen just past the nose of the Staggerwing INTERNATIONAL Beech which is on loan to the museum. PUBLIC RELATIONS, Pauline Genung Evelyn Hendley. of Modesto, Ca., Tullahoma, Tennessee, June 14, 1974. UNITED STATES RESOLUTIONS Lois Auchterlonie charter member of the San Joaquin SCRAPBOOK Valera G. Johnson Valley Chapter. (No cause of death given). RESOLUTION! MEMBERSHIP Ruth Hodges and daughter, It was too late to get Santa Flosa Louise (Pie) Gursanscky. air crash in Chapter’s Membership resolution con­ Australia. sidered at this year’s International Con­ vention. A resolution concerning mem­ Carolyn Phillips, Santa Clara Valley Louise Thaden and Charlotte Parish tamp bership will be brought before the In­ Chapter, killed with her husband Kansas soil during Christening of Beech ternational for a vote. Our delegate, Sandy Bill, and an 18-year-old daughter Ground ceremony at the Dedication of the Petersen, will be having an open house at Bonita, in a severe weather situation Louise M. Thaden Office and Library the convention to discuss this resolution. while flying home to California from Building of the Staggerwing Air Museum Please drop in or send an authorized Kentucky. in Tullahoma, Tennessee, June 14, 1974. representative. NEWS BRIEFS The Mini-Derby

By Jeanne Abramson, Publicity tended by about 30 people. Overflow A LETTER TO 99 Course was approx. 330 s.m. with check crowd of 60-70 at briefing on race morning points at Mendota and Jackson, these for breakfast of coffee and donuts. FAA PRESIDENT SUSIE monitored by HAM radio operators under representatives Howard Connolly and direction of 491/2 Hart Postlethwaite. Nancy Murdock reviewed weather and regs. Traffic and timing explained by From Denise Morchand, Perfect weather with only light and variable Hayward tower chief, Lloyd Payne. Barb Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa winds. 3 planes filed for fuel stop; others all flew non-stop round robin. No un­ gave out coordinates and sketches of June 27, 1974 toward incidents (well, Eldris and Sandy check points, one hour was allowed for Dear Susie: couldn’t get gas at their first stop so went flight-planning, and the race was on! elsewhere, thus blowing their estimated Awards banquet also attended by about Thank you very much for your wonderful time! and, winner Jan Cole neatly knocked 60 people. Great camaraderie, especially encouraging letter! We had another the glass out of the side view mirror on the for the “men in women's air race" types! meeting today and things are beginning to gas truck when taxiing in—didn’t even Consensus was that cruise-and- move, such as plans for a miniature bend the frame, although her port wing tip proficiency much more demanding that Powder Puff rally, but not until our was creased.) (Does this reaffirm DOT straight speed race. No decision yet on glamorous charter pilot, Heather Stewart, contention that, while women have better ’75 , as there seems to be some division of has had her baby and is back in the air. safety record in the air, they have more on- opinion on type of race most in demand. I Some stationery and Christmas cards are the-ground accidents?) must say, however, there was great also being organized. Friday night, June 14, race clinic was response from local press once they As soon as I received your letter I conducted by Barbara LaPoint and at­ grabbed onto the "Men" angle! contacted Anne Spoerry for an interview for “99 NEWS” , but she couldn't see me till Tuesday of this week, and flying doctor Est. F uel Est. Tim e Used Tim e A ct. S core photos are being readied for the weekend, Place P ilot Fuel C o-P ilot 3.13:17 355 so you see, nothing happens very quickly 1 Jan C ole 17.1 Jean M ason 17.1 3.19:12 in East Africa. Anne had 2 meetings while I Cessna 150 2 Al Abramson 32.3 Tim T ru e tt 33.8 1.59:30 2.02:30 495 interviewed her (we talked between Cessna T210 meetings). She told me about the Flying 3 Carolyn Zapata 16.4 Geraldine Wiecks 18.2 3.08:00 3.09:01 1141 Nuns up North and also about wit­ Cessna 1 50 Betty Engstrom 29.0 2.30:4 2.29:32 1258 chdoctors and a Devil’s cult — all w ill be in 4 Janet Edmond 25.4 Piper PA-28-180 the article. Also, she mentioned a lady 5 Viv Harshbarger 24 2 Maureen Carter 22.2 4.16:32 4 16:02 1350 pilot who flew across the Atlantic years Cessna 1 50 23.2 4.22:03 4.28:07 1624 ago (east to west) and today I learned of a 6 Sarah Rohlfing 25.4 Claudia Carlson Cessna 150 1637 second Atlantic Flyer. Both now breed 7 Sally Allen 20.1 21 4 3.05:00 3.21:01 horses. I will try to locate them for in­ Citabria 7ECA 34 4 Joan Enos 28.0 2.37:00 2.38:34 1758 terviews. Also, I managed a brief write-up 8 Juanda Bigelow Cessna 182 2.20:04 1850 on Heather Stewart. June Sutherland 9 Rae Gilmore 21.5 Kathi Wentworth 18.3 2.01:30 didn't attend today — I want to get details Piper PA-24-260 24.7 Betty Walsh 28.9 2.58.18 2.53:30 1968 on how she won her medal (Queen's 10 J. Postlethwaite Cessna 1 72 3.55:16 4464 Commendation for Service in the Air). I 11 Vic Milford 30.2 Doug Gillet 24.7 4.22:00 C itab ria 7 ECA have decided to write first to Mardo Crane 4993 12 Esther Sheridan 20.3 31.4 2.45:00 3.07:10 to tell her what's coming and to aim for Piper PA-28-180 September 1st deadline October issue of 13 Sandra Green 19.8 Eldris Shogren 26.5 4:37:25 4 59:50 5365 “99 NEWS”) and see if she is interested. Cessna 150 I feel teribly frustrated about missing the July first deadline, but communication is 2nd Annual Mini-Derby (1974) June 15th. HQ’s at Beechcraft West - HYWD. difficult here, and these ladies fly a great Best Hayward based pilot trophy Official starter: Lloyd Payne, Tower deal and are difficult to pin down. (donated by Hayward City Council) won by chief. Thank you again for sending all those 8th place winner. Banquet was at Carrows Rest. 5:30 p.m. membership forms. I discovered five more race day. women pilots when I flew last week to Nakuru and we will soon have a brand new All Women's International Air Race private pilot, young and very attractive, who works at a dectective agency (a flying detective). Also some of us may be going ANGEL DERBY up in a balloon shortly!! Final Race Results - April 29, 1974 I’m very sorry to disappoint you with the lateness of the Anne Spoerry story, but it AVERAGE HANDICAP will be worth waiting for as she is a very PLACE PILOT SPEED SPEED SCORE interesting woman. She has had spears 1 Judy G. Wagner 205.684 183.000 22.684 thrown at her airplane. More later — I will 2 Mary Pearson, Harriett Booth 148.973 131.000 17.973 send you copies of the stories I send 3 Bernadine Stevenson, Maxine Pike 177.693 162.000 15.693 Mardo Crane, just in case the ones I send 4 Helen Wilke, Kathy Long 200.118 186.000 14.118 her get lost in the mail. And I’ll try to get 5 Pauline Mallary, Marian Banks 141.115 127.000 14.115 lots of photos. 6 Helen M. McGee, Norma Draper 195.746 182.000 13.746 Very warm and sincere regards to you, 7 Velda Marelli, Stephanie Beuchat 193.676 182.000 11.676 11.330 and many thanks. 8 Beverly Mahoney, Peggy Marsh 182.330 171.000 9 Sammy McKay. Winifred Duperow 196.231 186.000 10.231 129.093 121.000 8.093 Denise Morchand 10 Martha Gaunce, P S. Love to Edith (Denney) Picture Story of the WIS-SKY RUN Wisconsin Chapter’s proficiency race, was held June 7, 8 , 9, at Morey Airport. Mid­ dleton, Wise. It was a great success, as these photos tell better than words.

WINNERS!!! Mary Stroh right and Norma SECOND PLACE TROPHY; Barbara THIRD PLACE TROPHY AND BEST OF Freier left, III. FIRST PLACE TROPHY; Brusseau Right and Margie Hughes left. CESSNA Kathleen Gerhold and Richard BEST ALL-FEMALE CREW; and BEST OF Illinois. Parks, Mich. PIPER!

FOURTH PLACE TROPHY and BEST FIFTH PLACE; Kay and Ray Chamberlain, Jean and Eugene Zapata, Wis. SIXTH WIFE-HUSBAND TEAM; Pat and Donald Mich. PLACE TROPHY and Jean received the Paulsen, Indiana PAM BINDL MEMORIAL AWARD for best rookie pilot.

Best of Beech; Betty Willmore left and Dee L to R Marlyn Donagan, Race Chairman. Steve Wittman, guest speaker at the Wis- Kluppel Vetter right Wise. Field Morey, Operations, Mike Donagan, Sky Banquet, flew in from Oshkosh in his Official starter. Eddie Donagan. and Danny Wittman Tailwind. Mr. Wittman has flown Yeazel. in more closed course competitions than any other pilot! f "■ \ WELCOME! hotel or to go sight-seeing. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS P.M.—Cocktails and steak fry around upper swimming pool. COMING EVENTS 45th International Convention FRIDAY — August 23 of Ninety-Nines A.M. —Chairman's Coffee. Amelia El Conquistador Hotel and Club Southwest S ectional—September 13, Earhart Brunch (10:00 to 12:00) Puerto Rico 14, and 15. P.M. —First part of General Business August 21-25, 1974 Place: SnowBird Ski Resort in the Meeting (12:00 - 4:30) Wasatch mountains east of Salt Lake City. WEDNESDAY —August 21 SATURDAY—August 24 Land at Salt Lake International and A .M . — A rive P ue rto R ico — El A.M.—Second part of General Business transportation will be provided to the Conquistador Hotel Meeting resort. Barbecue, banquet, tram rides, and P.M.—Get Acquainted Rum Swizzle P.M. —Cocktail Party, Banquet — supervised hikes in the mountains part of Party. Evening free to visit the night club (Governor's and past presidents will be the program. All 99s invited. or gambling casino, (or just visit) honored at the banquet.) South Central Fall Sectional—October THURSDAY— August 22 SUNDAY— August 25 4, 5, 6 , Las Cruces, New Mexico, Chaparral A.M. —Governor’s Breakfast. Rest of A.M. —Fly-Away Breakfast Chapter Hostess. day free to enjoy the facilities of the P.M. —Depart Puerto Rico. CONTRIBUTORS FOR 99 HEADQUARTERS $$99 BUILDING CLUB (or more) Landis, Joanne M., Western NY GREATER SEATTLE CHAPTER Adderson, Van, Greater Seattle Laska, Pearl, Alaska Harstad, Margaret, Hi Desert Aikins, Mary L., Kansas Laws, Amy E., Greater St. Louis Holland, Patricia, Yuma ALBERTA CHAPTER Levy, Helen E., Greater NY Jensen, Lydia, Wisconsin Amabile, Penelope, Greater NY Long, Kathy, Dallas Redbird Kelley, Emily C., Carolinas Anderson, Bette S., Santa Clara Luke, Jackie, Kansas Kenney, Charlotte, Topeka Barker, Dorothy, Kansas Lum, Vada M., Oklahoma Lambert, Betty, Western NY Barr, Norma M., San Antonio Masonhall, Wynema, Oklahoma Lane, Pat, Topeka Beers, Cy, FI. Spaceport Mayle, Ruth, San Fernando Lepore, Marie C., Eastern NE Barnick, Marion, Santa Clara Valley McCormick, Peggy, Mississippi Ingle, Lillian J., Chicago Area Bera, Fran, Long Beach McEwen, Patricia, Kansas Kudrna, Alice, Chicago Area Berkley, Ester G., Kansas McGuire, Emma, Long Beach Lockwood, Gertrude E. Bohannan, Kaye M., Ky. Bluegrass McMillan, Marie, Las Vegas McEwen, Pat Bond, Virginia K., Chaparral McNabb, Betty W., Deep South McKillip, Mary, J., Eastern NE Braese, Evelyn B., Cape Girardeau McReynolds, Sara, Kansas Mahn, Shiriey, Northern NE Byers-Jones, Charmian, Willamette Valley Metzger, Lynn, Indiana Mason, Joan E., Mt. Diablo Mickelsen, Geraldine, Sacramento McMaster, Maureen, Kansas CIMARRON CHAPTER Million, Jan, Oklahoma Meiser, Joan, Yuma Cook, Virginia, Tucson Nance, Garnett H., Kansas Miner, Olive, Greater St. Louis Copeland, Marilyn, Kansas NEBRASKA CHAPTER MT. TAHOMA CHAPTER Cote, Shirley T., Orange County Niekamp, Dorothy, Indiana Petersen, S. K., Santa Rosa Cox, Sally Jean, Houston Nichols, Wilda, San Gabriel Powell, Barbara L., Dallas Crane, Mardo, Santa Clara NORTHWEST SECTION Ridgeway, Sondra, Topeka Culver, Elsie, Alaska N299PT, Long Beach Robichaud, Gayle, South Louisiana Curry, Eleanor, N., Minnesota Oliver, M E., Houston Sailer, Helen, Chicago Area Davis, Marjorie, Greater NY ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER Saxton, Patty S., Santa Clara Davis Miriam S., FI Goldcoast Page, Tony, Ft. Worth Sells, Ruth F., Tennessee Dawe, Millie, Phoenix Palmer, Juliet B., Long Beach Simmons, Helen I., Kansas Devereux, Hilda, Maple Leaf Parsons, Betty Jo, Ft. Worth Smith, Nancy E., Oklahoma Dorr, Mary W., Los Angeles Paulsen, Dorothy, Wisconsin Strassburg, Wanda, San Luis Obispo Downing, Billie, Eastern NE Paynter, Joan, Bakersfield Sullivan, Sandra, Greater Seattle Dunne, Lydia V., Greater St. Louis Petty, Jackie, Santa Clara Them, Lucille, Minnesota Eacret, Doris M., Reno Area Peerce, Pauline, Willamette Valley Vial, Mary, Phoenix Early, Mildred, Kansas Potter, llovene, Greater Seattle Walkup, Arlene, Oklahoma EASTERN WASHINGTON CHAPTER Powell, Dorothy M., Topeka Wagner, Eleanor, Coachella Valley Eig, Lois, FI. Goldcoast Reed, Betty Jo, Colorado Windsor, Carol, Central Pennsylvania EL PASO CHAPTER Reed, Jacklyn A., Houston Wolf, Marie, All Ohio Eshelman, Irene, Tennessee Roberts, Alice, Phoenix 99 BUILDING CLUB (or more) Evans, Broneta, Oklahoma Ruck, Christine, Tucson Seaborn, Alice, Houston Feigenbaum, Lois, Cape Girardeau Rueckert, Ruth N., Bay Cities Shawver, Vee, Kansas Felsen, Gertrude, Hudson Valley Sage, Kathleen K., Indiana Shearer, Patricia Kelley, Aloha FINNISH SECTION SAN DIEGO CHAPTER Shonk, Sara E., Carolinas Fisher, Murray Hake, Santa Barbara SANTA CLARA VALLEY CHAPTER SHREVEPORT CHAPTER Gardiner, Esther H., Reno Area Sasser, Evelyn, Phoenix Sleeper, Sara Fair, Kansas Genung, Pauline, Indiana Sewell, Elizabeth V., Oklahoma Smith, Margo, Orange County Gillies, Betty, San Diego Silagi, Barbara, Chicago Area SOUTH LOUISIANA CHAPTER Glaser, Elizabeth, Aloha Spielberg, Jeanne, Greater NY OTHERS Goetz, Barbara, Sacramento Story, Irma, San Fernando Graham, Judy, Indiana ALAMEDA COUNTY CHAPTER Smith, Kay Tisza, Greater NY Griffing, T. Sue, All Ohio Allen, Harriet, El Cajon Streeter, Ruth, Greater NY Griffith, Thon, Orange County Andrews, Marian T., All Ohio Tacke, Magda Tisza, Greater NY Hadley, Bonnie, San Gabriel Bartolet, Hazel C., Central Pennsylvania Taliaferro, Esther D., Oklahoma Hagan, Lydiellen, E. Washington Banker, Elizabeth, North Dakota Teel, Nancy, Tri State Hahn, Constance, Greater NY Barlia, Betty, Greater NY Thompson, Lucy G., Virginia Hallinan, Henrietta, Chaparral Bieglow, Juanda, Alameda County Thompson, Virginia L., Washington DC Harper, Sylvia, Chicago Area Bliss, Ruth, Washington DC Tisdale, Jane, Kitty Hawk Hatch, Margaret A., E. Washington Blue, Marjorie, Chaparral Tinker, Adelaide, Washington DC Havice, Lucy T., Chicago Area Bock, Dorothy, Long Island TRI STATE CHAPTER Haydu, Bernice, Greater NY Bonzon, Rachel, Los Angeles Tucker, Radina P., Southern Oregon Griffith, Irene, Iowa Brown, Lee, Tulsa TUCSON CHAPTER Hitchcock, Kathleen, E. Washington Butler, Marci, Arkansas Vass, Kamala S., Greater NY Heise, Eugenia, Colorado Campbell, Myrtle, Iowa Wahrer, Elsie, Chicago Area Hibner, Marilyn, Long Island Caryer, Jane, Wisconsin Weber, Kay, Kansas Jacobson, Wilma, South Dakota Critchell, Iris, Long Beach Westerman, Carolyn, Kansas Jetton, Pat, Dallas Redbird Dugdale, Mickey, San Fernando White, Ann, South Africa Section Jex, Diane, Eastern Idaho Eckert, Phyllis, Garden State White, Louise, Arkansas Jobe, Bea, Iowa Estep, Dorothy, Santa Clara White, Vivian (Penny), Golden Triangle Johnson, Joy, Houston Falkenberg, Charlene, Chicago Area Wilke, Helen, Dallas Redbird Johnson, Ronnie, Central Pennsylvania Fillabaum, Mary E., Alaska Williams, Esther J., First Canadian Johnson, Valera, Greater St. Louis Flaum, Donna L., Long Island Wilson, Helen Heath, Shreveport Jones, Hazel, Dallas Redbird Fleming, Pauline, San Fernando Wright, Mary Lou, Iowa Keller, "Mitzi” , Washington DC Gilkeson, Pauline, Chicago Area Yenkelun, Bernice W., FI. Goldcoast Kidd, Louise E., FI Goldcoast Gilliland, H. Virginia, Columbia Cascade Wicks, Irene, Willamette Valley Kilbourne, Mary W., Eastern Idaho Gillis, Judith, Eastern NE Wicks, Louise C., Willamette Valley Mrs. Nona Quarles retired from the many years back. She is the widow of Sulgrave Club; and American Newspaper Federal Aviation Administration on July Donald A. Quarles, former Deputy Women's Club. Additionally she is an 31, 1974. Secretary of Defense and Secretary of the honorary member of the Air Force Officers' A charter member of the Women’s United States Air Force, as well as Wives' Club of D.C. and the U.S. Air Force Advisory Committee on Aviation, and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Academy. She is a former trustee of the member of the Washington, D.C. chapter Research and Development. Mother of D.C. Chapter of the American Cancer of The Ninety-Nines, Nona was honored by four, grandmother of eleven, Nona expects Society. Nona Quarles’ name is listed, former and present WACOAns at the 10th to spend much of her retirement time with incontestable reason, in “Who's Who anniversary banquet of the group in visiting her families in New Jersey, Ohio of American Women.” Washington last May. She had served as and Texas. She learned to fly in Washington, D.C. WACOA coordinator since 1955, along She lists among her former mem­ and holds a private pilot certificate, ASEL. with her FAA position as head of Women's berships the Department of Defense’s A listing of her memberships and ac­ Aviation Activities. A brooch and leather Defense Advisory Committee on Women in complishments is scarcely reflection of box will be Nona's "reminders of our the Services (a committee which she the deep respect and affection — a rare association for the past 10 years," as she chaired in 1962); National Aeronautic combination of accolades bestowed upon expressed her appreciation in a letter to Association, (of which she is former government servants — held for Nona committee members. national vice president); the Aero Club of Quarles by those with whom she has A native of New Orleans, this Washington, (which she served as labored on the Women's Advisory Com­ distinguished Ninety-Nine has earned the secretary in 1963); Civil Air Patrol; Air mittee on Aviation. unanimous respect of the aviation com­ Force Association; Air Force Historical munity. Her service to aviation extends Foundation; Capital Speakers Club; and by Betty Hicks 501(c)3 What Is It and Who Needs It

By Hazel H. Jones sibility of putting the wheels into motion data begins again. I know of no other At convention last year the Ninety Nines to get the exempt status for the Ninety single item that will assist the Ninety voted to attempt to obtain tax exemption Nines on a National level. Pat enlisted the Nines as much as this exempt status. If it under 501 (c) 3 of the Internal Revenue help of Marilyn Copeland and hired Perry does nothing else it will put the Ninety Code. Since the Internal Revenue is noted Wesbrooks, 49'/2 of Shirley Wesbrooks, Nines on a business-like basis and put for Keeping everyone confused and most of Wichita Falls chapter, to be the attorney of their operations on a lawful basis instead us try not to think of them except in April, record. Perry is a graduate of the of operating questionably in this regard. I this vote, for the most part, was taken with University of Texas Law School and holds think a great deal of credit and gratitude is a "Ho Hum" attitude. I doubt that many a Doctor of Jurisprudence and Bachelor of due Pat McEwen, Marilyn Copeland, and really realized what it was all about. It Law degree. He also has a BBA from the Perry Wesbrooks for the work they did in necessitated our changing our purpose University of Texas. He is a member of the obtaining this for the International and this was done. We came home from Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association, holds a Organization. convention concerned about other things private pilot license, loves the Ninety For all of you who feel as we did in the and really not too interested in these Nines and likes to get "weathered in". Pat South Central section that it is time to get numbers and what they actually meant or could not have made a better choice for an our “ducks in a row", Mr. Wesbrooks will stood for. Just another bunch of gobble- attorney. He proceeded to gather in­ be attending the convention in Puerto Rico de-gook that IRS thought up to cause us formation, cut through all the red tape, and and will address the delegates at that time. trouble. NOT SOM! amassed two books full of data justifying Get your questions ready and also start The IRS advised the Ninety Nines on the Ninety Nines as being eligible. As a thinking of ways your chapter and section May 1971 that the Ninety Nines Inc. on a result of hard work by Pat, Marilyn, Perry, will be better off for having a “tax exempt" National level, previously had exemption et al, the Ninety Nines on a National level status. under 501 (c) 7 of the 1954 Internal Revenue received word of their tax exempt status on Code as a “Social Club", which does June 14. This means than any funds nothing for our “charitable deductibility”. contributed to the National organization This letter also advised that the ruling was would have “charitable deductibility” applicable to the International level and did features. It also means, among other not include any of the sub units or things, that any member attending an chapters. This also meant that any chapter International Convention as a delegate, which received monies, without having an can deduct their transportation and exempt status, and did not file an income lodging expenses. tax return was operating in violation of the Back to the title of this article. . .501 (c) Perry Wesbrooks, 49’/2 of Shirley law. Possible civil penalties can arise for 3 What Is It And Who Needs It. You now Wesbrooks, Wichita Falls, who was the failure to do so. (Criminal penalties would know what it is. As far as who needs it, we attorney who obtained the “Tax exempt” not apply since there would be no all need it. The South Central Section has status for International Ninety Nines. He willfulness involved). already retained Mr. Wesbrooks to obtain will address the convention in Puerto Rico The Executive Board charged Vice- exempt status for the Section and its sub on tax status of the Ninety Nines at the President Pat McEwen with the respon­ units and so the business of gathering sectional and chapter level. INTERNATIONAL From the Beginning

Pictures from Louise Thaden Compiled by Glenn Buffington

she recovered within the year and lived and flew for another decade. Thea Rasche made numerous distance flights in Europe prior to shipping her BFW Flamingo to the USA where she par­ ticipated in aerobatic competitions. During the “Ocean Flying Fever" era, she made plans to fly the Atlantic in the Bellanca, “ North Star” . However, the flight was cancelled during the late summer of '28 when she found it impossible to lift the heavy load from the soft field at Cap de la Madeleine, Canada. (1) She was a noted Aviation writer and accompanied the KLM DC-2 entry in the '34 Mac Robertson Air Race, Mildenhall, England to Melbourne, Australia. J.M. Keith-MiHer flew an Avro Avian, "Red Rose" (2), with William Lancaster from England to Australia, Oct. 15, 1927 to Mar. 19, 1928. After participation in the ’29 Nationals, she en­ tered the 29 National Air Tour, 5, 017 miles, in a Fairchild KR- 34, and was one of 26 pilots to attend the first 99s organizational meeting, Nov. 2, 1929. The following year, flying an Alexander Eaglerock Bullet, she set trans-continental records, both directions. After Amelia Earhart’s "Friendship" ocean flight June 17-18, 1928, she bought Lady Heath’s Avro Avian and had it shipped to America. AE flew the Avian in a round trip across the nation, attending the '28 Nationals in Los Angeles. Although Lady Heath (Williams), Thea Rasche and J.M. Keith- Miller (Pugh) are all deceased, they must have shared Amelia Earhart’s thoughts, when she wrote, “Courage is the price which (Heath) life exacts for granting peace. The soul that knows it not, knows no release from little things. . .(3). The interesting pictures are of '29 vintage, depicting Lady Today, we can all be bolstered by the same inspiration! Mary Heath and the Cirrus Great Lakes she entered in the References: National Air Races; Thea Rasche in the cockpit of the Moth, (1) Correspondence w ith Thea Rasche. speaking to the radio listeners; and a congratulatory message (2) “ Born to Fly" Nancy Bird (Walton) catches Mrs. Miller in her Fleet. (3) "Courage is the Price" Muriel Earhart Morrissey. The International aspect has been with the Ninety-Nines from the outset, as these members are included in the charter roster. The three had other attributes in common for each was noted for long distance flying, each came to America at various intervals to fly as comrade and competitor, and each flew in at least one of the closed-course pylon races at the '29 Cleveland National Air Races. Thea Rasche had also flown a DH Moth, and Chubby Miller a Kinner Fleet in the '29 Women’s Air Derby from Santa Monica to Cleveland. Lady Heath flew her Avro Avian, solo, from Cape Town to London, 8,000 m iles, Feb. 12 - May 17, 1928. She was in a near- fatal accident during a local flight at Cleveland in '29, however

(Rasche) (M iller) Looking

H eavenwBy Mayetta Behringer ard

“Aren’t you afraid it will fall?” “How does the plane fly?” "What makes it go one way or another, and don’t you have to be an engineer or something to be able to fly a plane?” These were some of the questions asked by women of my church Circle when they discovered I was a pilot. Flying is an important part of the economy of any community, but Commercial Aviation, as represented by the Airlines, is the only contact most people have with it. The members of the First Congregational Church of San Jose were no exception. The Women’s Fellowship of the church is made up of three or four groups of 30 to 40 women each, who meet one morning a month in the home of one of their members. The programs are varied and challenging, ranging from Women’s Lib and Ecology discussions to a review of “Jesus Christ, Superstar." It was during a discussion of possible future programs that these questions arose. My fellow Circle members knew I was involved in many flying activities, and being an alert active group, wanted to know the specifics of flying. It seemed a good time and place to introduce a flying lesson! Each lady was asked to bring a yardstick to the next meeting, which became the control column in the plane she flew. I used a battery-propelled model of a Cessna 150 and colored photos of a Skylane to explain control surfaces and attitudes of a plane in flight. Each lady flew her own plane, following my example, and observing the position of our model as we moved the controls. We progressed from straight and level flight to turns and climbing or gliding turns. As questions came up, they were Pre-flight procedures are demonstrated for the church ladies. L answered with demonstrations by all “pilots” . We cleared up to R: Mrs. Clayton Haven, Mrs. Wm. Day, pilot Mrs. W.E. many false ideas about flying — especially the one about it Behringer and Mrs. J. Gerald Toole. being necessary to have more than one engine in order to make a safe flig h t! "I would never go in those little planes with only one engine!" is a familiar statement. well as the familiarization flight of a new student. Although the Interest generated was so great, the organization of luncheon visibility was only 3 miles on the trip to the Nut Tree, they were flights around the area was inevitable. The Nut Tree was our first delighted with all they could see straight down — and did enjoy destination. It is a familiar stop and well known to most the ten to fifteen miles visibility on the return flight! They were Californians travelling by car. However, none of these particular able to move the controls of a real airplane (instead of a yard­ Californians had ever been there by air! stick) and see and feel its effect on the plane! The com­ Our first three pioneers in this new approach of their favorite munications aspect fascinated them, and their ears quickly restaurant received instruction in pre-flighting an airplane as adjusted to the sometimes difficult radio transmissions. They were eager traffic watchers — as well as amazed swimming-pool counters, and traffic-jam observers. We could see some of the most varied ground patterns, since our flight from San Jose Municipal Airport to the Nut Tree took us over the bay waters with their salt evaporating pools, freeways, congested city areas, mountains, rivers, small towns, and a flotilla of mothball ships in the Sacramento River. We even skirted Travis AFB, scene of the recent POW returnees’ welcomes. To be able to comfortably avoid all that confusion on the ground and arrive quickly at our destination with time to spare to enjoy it, fascinated and delighted these people. In short, the ease with which one could cover distances at will was im­ pressive not only from a pleasure but also a business stand­ point. We who fly a great deal, forget that the uninitiated are not aware of the potential of one small aircraft in today’s mobile society.

All will not want to learn to fly, but all are now interested in becoming knowledgeable about light aircraft and general aviation. We hope they will have an understanding, effective and positive influence on airport growth in the community.

Eager members of the First Congregational Church of San Jose, Our flights continue, not only to the Nut Tree, but also other Ca., take their first orientation flight with 99 Mayetta Behringer locations that have notable restaurants. And of course, the only (I) as pilot-guide. Shown L to R are Mrs. J. Gerald Toole, Mrs. way to go for the women of the First Congregational Church of Clayton Haven, and Mrs. Wm. Day. San Jose is by air! We hear about the beautiful “Dumb What it's all about Blondes". Mary Stroh and Norma Frier of the Chicago Area Chapter are two beautiful "Smart Blondes". They have entered five races together and won 1st place in three. COMMITTEE REPORTS They are pictures receiving their trophies at the 1st annual Wis-Sky run sponsored by the Wisconsin Chapter. The girls ------Air Age Education 99-Style managed this by staying proficient! As I am also an FAA Accident By Linda Hooker Prevention Counselor I want to add a word This month I would like to share with Air Age Education. One of the more about safety this month. Anytime you are each of you a few of the Air Age Education outstanding chapters in that Section participating in an event don't forget to activities 99s have been involved in during appears to be the Carolinas Chapter. Its “swivel your head". Watch outside con­ members have been busy appearing before recent months. stantly for other aircraft. If the event is a Joan B. Shelton is a relatively new 99. civic clubs and women's groups, authoring spot landing - especially upon arrival - be books on aviation, contributing to aviation She is Assistant Principal of the 3rd & 4th particularly cautious. I would strongly grades at V.l. Grissom Elementary School periodicals, donating aviation books to recommend a safety person in the aircraft. school and local libraries, donating on Clark Field in the Philippines. Joan Yesterday I witnessed the collision of reports that she recently participated in a aviation materials for youthful patients in two aircraft participating in a spot landing an orthopedic hospital and for children’s Social Studies seminar entitled “Hobbies, contest. Both pilots were solo and for­ Springboard to the World of Work" held at wards of local hospitals, giving airplane tunately both survived, but are the local junior high school. As a par­ flights to youthful orthopedic patients, hospitalized. One aircraft was totaled and ticipant in this day-long seminar, Joan offering the facilities of 99’s owned or possibly the second also. This brought spoke and answered questions about the operated flight schools to local high home again the fact that the majority of local aero club and flying in general to school Aeroscience classes for first-hand accidents happen in the traffic pattern. some 800 and 13 year old students who exposure to airplanes and flying, par­ 12 Please—keep your eyes moving at all ticipating in Wing Scout, CAP Cadet and were broken into small groups of 8 to 10. In times and never concentrate on the inside addition to this, Joan has conducted Jr. ROTC programs by helping provide of the plane too long when in a traffic orientation flights, presenting programs numerous tours for elementary school pattern. classes to the control tower and various on flying to school classes, providing fighter and helicopter rescue squadrons. aviation materials for use in Aeroscience The teaching staff at Clark field looks to classes, sponsoring a "Kitty Hawk Day" Joan for assistance in presenting AAE with student prepared displays for programs and for aerospace teaching downtown show windows for general materials. For those of you interested, public to view, teaching Aeroscience Joan has offered to provide information classes as part of the regular curriculum in regarding flying in a foreign country and-or high school which has led to the program with the military. You may write her at PSC being enlarged by the introduction of No. 1 - Box 5102, APO 96286 San Fran­ sequential classes as established by the cisco, Calif. North Carolina Dept, of Public Instruction, Carol B. DePue of the Eastern Idaho etc. Chapter writes that during the past year The above is only a very minute sam­ she has conducted a Private Pilot Ground pling of the type Air Age Education School Course for CAP Cadets and gave a projects being carried out by 99s 1 hour talk on Women in Aviation to an everywhere. I deeply regret that I cannot Aerospace Education class at Whitney list or give credit in this column to each of Mary Stroh, pilot, left Norma Freier, co­ Elementary. In addition, Carol and the you who have worked so hard in the area of pilot. right both of Chicago Area Chapter. members of her Chapter participated in a 3 AAE this past year; however, I do want to hour panel discussion on General Aviation say “Thank you girls' you are doing a during the annual Aerospace Workshop tremendous job and your every effort is held at Idaho State University in July. deeply appreciated by all concerned. Keep up the good work and please continue to The Greater Kansas City Chapter as a International Hot Line write me letting me know what you are whole has been very active in Air Age doing in AAE.” i Education this year. They helped the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce register Shirley Allen, International P.R. pilots for an Air Show held at that city’s A CAPSULE REPORT AROUND THE airport, co-sponsored an Air Show at INTERNATIONAL WORLD WITH THE NINETY-NINES! McComas and awarded five (5) $300 Letters from Colombia, Australia, Africa, aviation scholarships. Funds for the Britain, France, Finland and many others - scholarships were obtained by sponsoring FLYING ACTIVITIES a glimpse into another world and we’re a Flight Instructor's Revalidation Seminar flying together in spirit even though for which 99 Aleah Combs served as By Charlene Falkenberg oceans and continents divide us. chairman. Imagine, 2 Air Age Education International Flying Learning about foreign countries and projects accomplished with one effort. In Activity Chairman people is a soul-satisfying and humbling addition, the chapter is contributing $100 Summer has arrived and the reports I am experience - discovering that their hopes, worth of teaching materials to an area receiving from the various chapters in­ dreams, ambitions and achievements are school for use in Air Age Education dicate many flying activities are being akin to our own, though our flight paths classes. Individual member AAE projects participated in by the 99s. The fuel crisis are far apart. are too numerous to list here; however, all seems to have resolved itself at most It’s hard to imagine filing a thirty-minute the members of the Greater Kansas City airports. flight plan from an elevation of 5,000’ Chapter are doing a tremendous job in the I do want to encourage each and every somewhere in the Colombian mountains, area of Air Age Education. chapter to participate in proficiency events to fly a distance that would take 8 Vi hours Juanite Halstead, Southeast Section and to urge each member to become APT. by road! Yet this is the daily routine for AAE Chairman, reports that the Southeast There can be fulfilling rewards as wit­ Beatriz Hernandez De Montoya of Section is again very active in the field of nessed by the accompanying snapshot. M edellin, COLOMBIA....There are 1,226 women pilots (500 presently on course) in AUSTRALIA at this time, this information received recently for our Hot-Line report. What we d idn’t know was that the personal pilot to the Prime Minister of Queensland is a woman - her name is BERYL YOUNG (she is not a member of the Ninety- Nines) Latest word from New Zealand is that country will be forming their own 99 Section very soon. They have their own National Airwomen's Association, but Pamela Lock, one of our members-at-large is still prom oting installation of a 99 Chapter. AFRICA is on the move! Growing in numbers, we are hearing a great deal from women pilots there. Where there is no other women's flying fraternity, our organization fulfills a great need and functions to its utmost capability. BRITAIN Through the British Women Pilot's Association, based at the BOAC Terminal in London, we receive many L to R—Carole Rodgers, Hostess for FCC cocktail party; Shirley Allen, International tidbits of celestial activities P.R.; Heather Sifton, Vice-Governor East Canada Section; Gillian Holden, Chairman considering the restrictive quality of their FCC Chapter; Sheila Scott, Guest of Honor, private flying and density of control zones, the British gals sure do stir up a lot of action with Rallies and Races, on the home front and abroad. How does a “ Dawn Patrol" sound for your next breakfast l i r a n flight? A "Hallowe'en Fly-In" for those relegated to broomsticks? Would you believe - a “Helicopter Garden Party?” U K I ’ M 'T S It seems there was a mid-air collision over England recently between a Com­ mercial Airliner - and, a certain prolific long-legged bird! Gillian Cazalet (now Mrs. A spellbinding true story of one of Buxton) has temporarily retired to tend to America's foremost women pilots her baby daughter! It will be interesting to see if Gillian resumes her airline career. HIGH, W IDE and during the colorful, swashbuckling This being of course, one of the situations era of Charles Lindbergh ... Amelia that goes against the case for the women Earhart... endurance records ... airline pilot! and air races. Aviatrix Louise Thaden Sheila Scott's twin Aztec “ Mythre" is up proves a master storyteller in what for sale Is this an end to an illustrous career? With Sheila’s indomitable British is perhaps the most authentic spirit - we hope not...... aviation chronicle of its time. FRANCE Another link across the sea - French Governor Madame de Beauregarde “ ... at a time when fiction writers tells us that one of their members of the Association of French Women Pilots is do all in their power to create far-out now teaching as a Professor at the plots for aviation adventure stories, Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada and Louise Thaden has beaten them all most anxious to meet with us and learn by simply recalling the true-to-life about the Ninety-Nines. experiences of her early flying A communication from HAWAII - care er. High, Wide and Frightened Membership Chairman Pat Shearer says the new Membership Handbook is is a shining example of the incredible available and has been printed in English AIR FACTS PRESS determination and courage that was and French already. Eventually they hope 110 East 42nd Street required of the pioneer aviators at to have it translated into German, Spanish New York, N.Y. 10017 the forefront of American aviation. and Finnish. Even more important, it portrays one CANADA Formal announcement to the Please send me copies of woman’s incredible desire to B.C. Legislature was given by Transport High, Wide and Frightened. Minister Bob Strachan in Vancouver, □ Bill me □ Check enclosed become among the master aviators Tuesday, June 4th, 1974. KAREN of her time. BRYNELSEN was hired by the Government A remarkably meaningful contri­ NAME to fly their Turbo Beech 18 and Citation bution to aviation memorabilia....” Jet. We had kept in touch with Karen as LEIGHTON COLLINS she was trying to form a Vancouver ADDRESS Section. After a losing battle with the Airlines - CP Air hardly waited for the ink CITY STATE ZIP to dry on her application before turning her down. - Air Canada argued she was too $7.95 plus 50

MEMBERS-AT-LARGE — This is another expression misun­ BAREFOOT IN THE SKY derstood by a lot of the Ninety-Nines. The By-Laws read: BAREFOOT IN THE SKY this facet of her personality is the "An applicant residing in any country By Sheila Scott realization that she possessed certain which no section has been organized may (Macmillan Publishing Co., $7.95) extraordinary “mental concepts". Some join The Ninety-Nines, Inc., when her Although this is an autobiography of our call it “the expanding mind", or in a application has been approved by the famous 99 Sheila Scott, member of the smaller sense, "extra-sensory perception". Board of Directors and will be considered a British Section, it reads with the ex­ It showed up, as she described it so vividly Member-at-Large.” citement and suspense of a super-novel. in her book, many times in the vital No one, particularly a pilot, can read this decisions made in the air, the brushes with Quickly translated, this means the extraordinary book without having the death, seemingly controlled, or dictated, if applicant must not be living in the USA, physical sensation of living these ad­ you will, by an influence about which she Canada, Australia, France, England, ventures w ith Sheila -- not just reading can only conjecture. Yet, it remains part of Colombia, Finland, and Africa. about them. her personal philosophy of life. Do you realize that if a girl wishes to join The title of her first chapter reveals Some readers will say they will “wait for the Ninety-Nines and lives in Vancouver, much about remarkable, record-holding the reviews", or they "do not have time to Canada, she would have to go to Win­ Sheila Scott: “I Said I’d Do It”. In the read a book” . If you don’t read BAREFOOT nipeg, Saskatchewan, or Alberta? It is sort adventure of flying, being beautiful, as she IN THE SKY you will forever have missed of like living in Washington, D C. and is, means nothing to the aircraft. Rather, the thrills of such air adventures as her having to attend a chapter meeting in the qualities of determination, ability, flight from the equator to the artic Circle to western Kentucky. courage, and the sheer joy of flying were South Africa to Australia and back to most certainly the things that Myth Too England; the zany “Top of the Tower” air Here in Hawaii, our state is made up of and Mythre, her two beloved Piper planes, race between London and the Empire State many islands. There are many more knew about her. Together they helped Building; or her solo flight over the North islands that are part of the State of Hawaii bring her one hundred world-fIight Pole. Read it and you never again lose the than most people realize. Did you know records. excitement of sharing Sheila Scott's that Midway is part of the State of Hawaii? Sheila's unaffected frankness puts her in fantastic air adventures. The people on Midway do because they a place in the sun all her own. Included in Mardo Crane, Editor pay Hawaii State Taxes. This is why military wives often learn to fly. In fact, on Midway there is not much else to do. the oxygen level in the blood and the acid- What happens to a girl who wants to base balance. become a member of the Ninety-Nines RESPIRATION The blood is normally very slightly while she is living on Midway? Well, right (Cont.) alkaline. Changes in the blood level of at this moment, she can’t become a carbon dioxide can affect this very delicate member no matter how much she would balance. When the carbon dioxide level like it. She does not fit into the member-at- increases, the blood becomes more acid; large category because she lives in an area when the carbon dioxide level decreases, that has a chapter in the state, and a the blood becomes more alkaline. section!! To be able to attend a chapter Thus it can be seen that respiration is a meeting in Hawaii (by which our Aloha very complex activity involving much more Chapter By-Laws state she must attend than simple breathing. It is affected by the three meetings) she would have to be rated body chemistry, by impulses from the in a B-29 or something of comparable size respiratory control center and by voluntary and range! action. The process of breathing is both On page 307 of the membership automatic and voluntary. Most of the time directory, there is a list of Sections and it is automatic and we need not concern ourselves with it. But, we can take a deep their areas. Item 13 states the Southeast breath at will, or hold our breath if we Section consists of Alabama, Florida, wish, up to a point. A child seeking at­ Georgia, Mississippi, New Orleans, North M AR Y FOLEY tention can hold his breath voluntarily for Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina and Hemoglobin is the oxygen-carrying quite a long time. Eventually, however, the Tennessee. Yet, listed under Members-at- component of the red blood cell. Oxygen automatic respiratory controls take over Large is Clara Livingston of Puerto Rico. combines chemically with hemoglobin for and the child starts to breathe again. We By our present By-Laws, she is part of the transport to the body cells. There the can hold our breath while swimming, or Southeast Section and, therefore, m ust oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide belong to a chapter in the Southeast against unpleasant odors. We can take a which is, in turn, transported to the lungs good deep breath of fresh air or the scent Section. That is, unless we change our By- for elimination in the exhaled breath. Laws. of a flower. Or we can forget all about it When the level of carbon dioxide in the and let our breathing take care of itself. A There is an answer to this. We should blood is increased, as with exercise, the really marvelous system. change the By-Laws so that the Member- respiratory rate increases in order to rid the To be continued. at-Large reads as follows: body of the excess. A decrease in the level of carbon dioxide, resulting from ‘‘Member-at-Large: An applicant hyperventilation for example, causes a residing in any country in which there is no decrease in the rate and depth of convenient chapter, or which there is no respiration. A certain level of carbon West Coost Airplane Supermarl convenient section may join The Ninety- dioxide in the blood is necessary to keep SK3 Nines, Inc., when her application has been the respiratory control centers functioning approved by the Board of Directors and will properly. The blood level of carbon dioxide MART be considered a Member-at-Large.” COMMANDER • MOONEY • CESSNA is the most important single factor af­ Long Beach, Calif. (213) 636-1065 Please consider this change. fecting respiration. It is also affected by San Jose, Calif. (408) 923-4242 WACOA -1 Oth Anniversary

By Betty Hicks The FAA's Women’s Advisory Com­ mittee on Aviation held its 10th an­ niversary and its final meeting simultaneously in Washington, D.C., May 20- 2 2 .

The occasion prompted many former members to gather for the anniversary banquet and attend the WACOA sessions at FAA headquarters, where the photographs of former and present committee members were made. Since most WACOAns are also Ninety-Nines, chapters have also been listed with each member, along with their years of WACOA service.

Present WACOA members attending the chapter, 1973-76; Suzanne Whyte, 10th anniversary meeting were, front row, Michigan chapter, 1972-75; Marjorie Pool, left to right: Nona Quarles; Janet Green, Central Pennsylvania chapter, 1973-76; Mississippi chapter, 1973-76; Jean Rose, WACOA Chairman Pat McEwen, Kansas San Fernando Valley chapter, 1973-76; chapter, 1971-74. Lillian Snyder, Michigan chapter, 1971-74; Back row, left to right: Mary Creason, Charlotte Graham; Lois Feigenbaum, North Central section, 1973-76; Mary Cape Girardeau Area chapter, 1972-75; Hirsch, 1972-75; Betty Moseley, Kentucky Felicia Istel, Greater New York chapter, Blue Grass chapter, 1972-75; Jeannette 1971-74; Susie Sewell, Oklahoma chapter, DeJarnette, South Louisiana chapter, 1972-75; Betty Hicks, Santa Clara Valley 1972-75; Georgia Pappas, Eastern New 99 Pat McEwen, WACOA Chairman, chapter, 1971-74; Esther Wright, Georgia England chapter, 1971-74; Mary Able, listens to The Honorable Alexander P. chapter, 1973-76. Houston chapter, 1973-76; Kathy Butterfield, F.A.A. Administrator, as he Middle row, left to right: Lady Malekemes, 1972-75; Juanita Halstead. makes a point during the 10th Anniversary McReynolds, Tennessee chapter, 1973-76; Alabama chapter, 1971-74; Vice-Chairman WACOA Dinner celebration at Boling AFB, Sally Buegeleisen, Greater New York Ruth Renton, Wichita Falls chapter, 1971 - Washington, D.C., on May 20, 1974. chapter, 1973-76; Jean Hixson, All-Ohio 74.

Former members, front row, left to right: Illinois chapter, 1968-71; Dee Dundee, chapter, 1968-71; Jean Ross Howard, WACOA coordinator Nona Quarles, 1969-72; Evelyn Johnson, Tennessee Washington, D.C. chapter, 1964-68. Washington, D.C. chapter, 1964-1974; chapter, 1970-73. Page Shamburger, Carolinas chapter, Back row, left to right: Ruby Men- 1964-68; Fran Bera, Long Beach chapter, Second row, left to right: Doris Ren- sching, All-Ohio chapter, 1970-73; 1969-72; Fran Nolde, Washington, D.C. ninger, Greater New York chapter, 1970- Margaret Boylan, 1964-71; Joan Barriage, chapter, 1964-70; Dottie Young, Oklahoma 73; Joyce Case, 1968-71; Pat Jetton, Washington, D.C. chapter, 1970-73; Susan chapter, 1964-69; Eloise Smith, North Dallas Redbird chapter, 1968-71; Alice Oliver, 1971-74; Louise Timken, 1970-73; Central section, 1969-72; Dottie Birdsong, Fuchs, Central Pennsylvania Chapter, Louise Smith, Carolinas chapter, 1964-67; Florida Suncoast chapter, 1970-73; Doris 1968-71; Marion Banks, San Diego Charlotte Graham, Phoenix chapter, 1964- Langher, Colorado chapter, 1966-69; Alice chapter, 1970-73; Ann Wood, 1968-71; 67, 1972-75; Betty Miller, Aloha chapter, Hammond, Garden State chapter, 1964-78; lllovene Potter, Greater Seattle chapter, 1964-69; Betty Pfister, Colorado chapter, Blanche Noyes, Washington, D.C. 1970-73; Jean Pearson, Michigan chapter, 1970-73, Mary Jo Oliver, Washington, D.C. chapter, 1964-70; Barbara Jenison, Central 1964-68; Kay Brick, Greater New York chapter, 1969-72. SPRING SECTION MEETINGS NEW YORK - NEW JERSEY SECTION By Marcia Gitelman

Over 100 people attended the N Y.-N.J. maries of the activities of the chapters. psychological aspects of flying, tours of sectional meeting hosted by the Long New section officers for next year will be commercial jet aircraft and an ARTCC, and Island Chapter May 4th and 5th, at the Ruth Dobrescu, Gov., Doris Miller, Vice the training and testing of pilots. The elegant Colonie Hill Hotel, Hauppauge, Gov., Judy Meltsner, Sec’y., and Phyllis course concludes w ith an actual trip in an Long Island. The early arrivals at the Islip Sproul, Treas. airliner. Out of 23 people enrolled in the airport on Friday evening had to work with After our meeting we adjourned for a first seminar series, 21 were ‘graduated’. a 300 foot ceiling and 1 mile visibility, but most sumptuous buffet luncheon. Father The girls from Long Island hope that this those of us that held off until Saturday Peter gave a most unusual musical in­ can become a nationwide activity of the were treated to a view of the New York City vocation. The main program presentation 99s. Their motto adapted from Jonathan skyline 60 miles away. Many girls flew in was an excellent review of the SAFE Livingston Seagull is “...You didn’t need from all areas of the section. Kathy SEMINAR, a course conceived and con­ faith to fly, you needed to understand Potoczak made it too, after an exhausting ducted by the girls of the Long Island flying." The girls have worked very hard on 12 hour drive from Buffalo, N.Y. Chapter. SAFE stands for Seminar on Air th is project and they have produced an Honored guests Pat McEwen and Lois Travel For Everyone. It is an educational excellent vehicle for aviation education. Feigenbaum were introduced to us as the program formulated for people to over­ Our day ended with a tour of the New business meeting got underway at 10 come their apprehension of air travel. It York ARTCC (Air Route Traffic Control o’clock. Reports were given by the various consists of a series of seven lectures Center). It was absolutely fascinating to committee chairmen, as well as sum- including “Facts of Flight and Aircraft”, watch how IFR traffic is coordinated over a large, very busy, geographic area. We had East Canada Spring Section Meeting held April 26 - 27, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. a demonstration of the very latest equipment with the alpha-numeric tagging No story included. for aircraft identification, airspeed and altitude. Absolutely amazing! The co-chairmen of this section meeting Doris Abbate and Jane S. Duggan and their committee deserve a hearty 'thank you' for their hard work in organizing a most memorable and fun meeting.

Lorna De-Blicquy presenting to Paul Ex Governor Hilda Devereux receives the Hartman an Eskimo Carving in gratitude Amelia Earhart medal from Betty Jane for his evening spent telling his story Schermerhorn at the Spring Section about flying the replica of the Silver Dart Banquet. Betty Jane is both the Eastern on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary Ontario Chapter Chairman and the East of J.A.O. McCurdy’s flight. Barbara Canada Section Treasurer. Gathering of 99s at New York New Jersey Brotherton Governor (right) gives her Section meeting May 4, Colonie Hill, N.Y. approval. Photo-David Gitelman 491/2 Chapter Reports

the massive, man-made Lake Kariba, a the Santiago 99s, being treated to a visit to whole 660 nm from Johannesburg. Miramar Naval Station and standing in awe We enjoyed Ruth Stafford’s visit from of hang-gliders at Torey Pines. This sport the States and hope for many more! During is just catching on in South Africa, but we have yet to see someone jump off 600 ft South Central African Section a super lunch Ruth related to a fascinated audience the joys and woes of a ferry pilot high cliffs! and had us all wishing that we As a direct result of all this we had the manufactured aircraft here that had to be opportunity of meeting and making friends taken to the USA. with Ernest Christie and his wife, Val’s And now the sad news: Val Humphrey’s sponsors for the journey from this end. So, SOUTH CENTRAL AFRICA SECTION participation in the Angel Derby - proudly instead of getting together to “hangar-fly” Brigitte Hilderbrandt, Reporter announced in our last report - never did Val's race with her, we saw the superbly The good news or the bad news first? come to pass. After Val had undertaken the made film on the Christie’s Flying Safari Good news: Our efforts at long trip to the States, with husband and through Southern Africa and were at least strengthening international ties between son in support, she and Shirley Wolf from as enthralled with it as we would have been woman pilots are really meeting with the Santiago chapter were faced with a with the Derby. We have invited all 99s to success. More members in Rhodesia are promised but suddenly withdrawn South Africa before in this column and becoming interested in the 99 idea, and we sponsorship. Dismay and disappointment now we have a really well organized trip to are planning our second meeting in that all round! But some good did come of it; suggest in addition to enjoying our hospitable country. This time it will be at Val really enjoyed meeting and talking to hospitality. We’d love to hear from one and all and will gladly supply information on being transferred. Her third instructor was In May, 14 members went through the what to do and see here. killed in an airplane. After that Madge lost altitude chamber at McDill Air Force Base, complete interest until 1968 when she in Tampa. started all over again and got her licence For the June meeting, 50 members and on a Cherokee 140. Husband Tommy then guests converged on the ATC Center in bought a Piper Colt which they enjoyed Jacksonville for a tour of the Center. Our flying very much. Then the Colt was sold thanks to the FAA fellows for a fine tour. and a Ryan Navion purchased on which We now have 11 members that are APT. she got a night rating in 1970. The Jamie Padgett, a prospective member, following year Madge converted to a Beech now has her license. Baron and in August 1971 Tommy and Happy flying. Madge took delivery of a new Baron in Wichita and flew it home via Niagara Falls, Goose Bay to Narssarssang, Greenland, Reykjevik in Iceland, Prestwick, Oxford, FLORIDA SUNCOAST CHAPTER Lisbon, Casablanca, Marakesh, Senegal, Dotty Birdsong, Reporter Abadjan, Sao Tome, Windhoek, and The Suncoast Chapter regular meeting Bloemfontein. They took their time at in May was in the home of Millie Lafferty, these places and did a lot of sight-seeing. Temple Terrace, Florida. Madge Griffiths ended 40th in the State Ethel Fedders of the Western New York President’s Air Race, came 7th in the Chapter and Catherine S. Boyers of the Highveld Rally and 8th in the S.A. National South Central Section who became a Betty Ambrose Governor South Central Championships. She has several aircraft Ninety-Nine in 1936 and Becky Hicks, Africa Section. on her licence, an open rating up to 1600 daughter of our own Barbara Hicks were kg, a night rating, a Safety pilot rating and among the eighteen present. 370 hours to date. Betty Hood, Chairman, brought the Ingrid Adolphs and 491/a Karl recently meeting to order. A thorough discussion returned from a flying holiday (in their of table decoration for International South African Section Cessna 172) during which they visited new Convention was the main topic along with member Elizabeth Onslow in Knysna, the regular meeting. Lunch followed the Cape. business meeting. It was furnished by Millie Lafferty, Judy Walters, Sally Tanner and Dotty Birdsong.—And then the fun began! Millie and Sally own ATC Simulators SOUTH AFRICAN SECTION East Canada Section that were set up on a table in the dinette. Yvonne van den Dool, Reporter Everyone had a chance to try her luck at Transvaal members recently got the controls. Some of the girls had never together in Johannesburg and formed a used a simulator and found them very Transvaal Chapter. They are not wasting challenging. Prizes were given for per­ time as their next meeting is already EASTERN ONTARIO CHAPTER formances and Gwen Zimmerman walked organized although they are still waiting Marilou Comerford, Reporter Thanks to the hard work of Betty Jane away with the top ones. The Lafferty for the official charter. Their newly elected swimming pool was available for the warm news reporter will submit items of interest Schermerhorn and her Committee, the day. concerning the Transvaal girls. Spring Sectional in Ottawa was a great Ruth Hobbs now lives in Springbok, success. Two special guests honored us Cape and she is very busy doing her in­ with their presence—Kay Brick and structor's rating. Lo-an Roux now lives in Bernice Steadman. Kay brought along Johannesburg. A charming visitor from Powder Puff Derby films and delighted us U.S.A. at a meeting in Johannesburg was with her reminiscences of past Derbys. Ann Bledsoe of the S.W. Section. Glad you Guest speaker at dinner was Mr. Paul enjoyed your visit to Victoria Falls in Hartman, who with the help of film, told us Rhodesia, Ann, and come back soon. of his building and flying the replica of the Jeanne Cooper, a secretary in Boksburg, Silver Dart. started flying in 1969 and has logged 270 We had a good turnout for our Poker Run hours. She concentrates mostly on cross in May despite less than ideal weather, and country flying and has done a few long some thirty prizes were taken away. June trips North - places like Okavango Swamps found us in Kingston one sunny Saturday in Botswana, Chobe Game Park in Nor­ fora luncheon fly-in with the girls from the Florida Suncoast Chapter girls taking thern Botswana, Victoria Falls, Wankie, Finger Lakes Chapter. simulator instructions. Bulawayo etc. in Rhodesia, Lourenco And now that business is over for the Marques in Mocambique, Durban, the year, we are intending to get down to some Orange Free State and several shorter trips serious summer flying. around the Transvaal. Jeanne was a keen parachutist, but traded her parachute for an aeroplane and now no longer jumps. Jeanne is the Transvaal's news-reporter. Southeast Section ALABAMA - FLORIDA - GEORGIA Jeanette Fraser-Jones spent Christmas MISSISSIPPI - NORTH CAROLINA in Switzerland and Val Cunningham went SOUTH CAROLINA - TENNESSEE cruising to South America. Beth Salzer and Jeanette van Ginkel have recently returned from trips to the United States. Madge Griffiths of Bloemfontein O.F.S. FLORIDA SPACEPORT CHAPTER started flying in 1964, and after 6.35 hours Norma McReynolds, Reporter stopped for several months as her in­ There surely must be some flying ac­ structor was killed. Her next instructor tivities with the Spaceport girls, but they Sally Tanner and Millie Lafferty giving managed 6 hours flying with Madge before aren’t telling about it. simulator instructions. 99s AIRPORT NETWORK LISTINGS THE NINETY-NINES BICENTENNIAL STAR PROGRAM

CITY AIRPORT AND BUSINESS NAME 99 POSITION CITY N A M E 99 POSITION

ALASKA Santa Monica Santa Monica Claire Walters Owner-FBO Juneau Livingston Heliport Nancy Livingston Co-owner Claire Walters Flight Academy Livingston Copters, Inc. Santa Monica Santa Monica Municipal Anna Bacca Co-owner ARIZONA Avionette Aviation FBO P h o e n ix Phoenix Sky Harbor Virginia Cutter O w n e r-F B O S an Jose San Jose Amelia Reid Owner-FBO Cutter Aviation, Inc. Amelia Reid Aviation T u cso n R y a n F ie ld Norma Wilcox O w n e r-F B O S an Jose Reid Hillview Airport Marion Barnick FBO Norma's Flight School Gee Bee Aero ARKANSAS Susanville Susanville Municipal Mary Barr FBO V a n B u re n J. and J. Ranch Marguerite Nielson Owner V a n N u y s C a lifo r n ia Audrey Schutte FBO near f ort Smith CONNECTICUT CALIFORNIA G r o t o n / T r u m b u ll Marcia Spakoski FBO A n tio c h A n tio c h Martha Graham Co-owner N e w L o n d o n Coastal Airways Graham Hying Service FBO FLORIDA Bakersfield Bakersfield Airpark L o is B a k e r FBO H o lly w o o d North Perry Dorothea Ritter Co-owner C & B Flying Service North Perry Aviation FBO C a rlsb a d P a lo m a r Mary Pearson O w n e r-F B O M u llb e r r y C irc le X Harriet Ham ilton/ FBO Flight Trails Lenox Flight School Patricia Hance C h in o C h in o Ruth Johnson O w n e r-F B O T a m p a Birdsong Tampa Downs Dorothy Birdsong Co-owner Ruth Johnson Flying Service Birdsong Beechcraft FBO C o lu m b ia Columbia Airport Helen Murphy FBO GEORGIA Tuolumme Air Service C a r r o llto n Carrollton Municipal Peqgy Husby C o -o w n e r Half Moon Bay Half Moon Bay Airport Amy Sylvertri FBO Carroll Flying Service FBO West Coast Aviation N e w m a n Newman/Coweta Betty Morgan FBO H a w th o rn e H a w th o rn e Jean Rose O w n e r-F B O Frank Morgan Rose Aviation La V e rn e B ra c k e tt Gini Richardson O w n e r-F B O G ini’s Flying School St. Anthony Margaret Stanford FBO L. W. Stanford L o n g B each L o n g B each Barbara London FBO Barney Fra/ier A ircraft Sales

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DIGITAL CLOCK 99 NEWS GLOSSARY FLIGHT TIME ADF automatic direction finder RECORDER ATC air-traffic control ELAPSED TIME METER ATIS automatic terminal inform ation service 21/4" Clock Mount BFL balanced field length CFI certified flight instructor CG center of gravity CIFI certified instrument flight instructor CL coefficient of lift direction finding DF SIT DIM DG directional gyro DME distance-measuring equipment EGT exhaust-gas temperature EMDO engineering and manufacturing district office FAI Federation Aeronautique Internationale , I 10:5:9 FBO fixed-base operator FL flight level TIMi 4DAVCOA ZIRO FSS flight service station GADO general aviation district office HF high frequency * & r r , ® £ IAS indicated airspeed ' j ' - j IFR instrument flight rules ILS instrument landing system LED light-emitting diode v Men* O I NDB nondirectional beacon NTSB National Transportation Safety Board NWS National Weather Service Model 811A Wt. 7 oz. $379.00 shp shaft horsepower Three independent 24-hour 6-digit (hours, STC supplemental type certificate minutes, seconds) solid state Timing Circuits STOL short takeoff and landing •Clock is set at factory to accruate time TBO time between (major) overhauls (W.W.V.). TC type certificate * Flight time starts on takeoff. TCA terminal control area * Elapsed time is controlled by pilot. transcribed weather broadcast All three functions have a memory. (Once TWEB evaluated entire fleets have been updated ) VI critical engine-failure speed S ee yo u r DAVCO dealer, or write for details: Vmc minimum control speed VFR visual flight rules DAVCO Electronics VHF very high frequency 427 Hillcrest Way, Redwood City. CA 94062 Tele: (415) 389-1188 VOR VHF omni range Ml NOT ★ MINOT

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CITY AIRPORT AND BUSINESS NAME 99 POSITION CITY AIRPORT AND BUSINESS NAME 99 POSITION B lu f f t o n B lu f f t o n E lg in E lg in Arlene Edgecumbe C o -o w n e r Dorothy Anderson M anager Tufts Edgecumbe FBO L u n k e n C in c in n a ti Nancy Fairbanks C o -o w n e r Cardinal A ir Training INDIANA FBO Port Columbia International Toni Ann Roehm C o -o w n e r C o lu m b u s Anne Esselburne C o -o w n e r C lin to n C lin to n Columbus Flying Service FBO FBO D a y to n Montgomery County C o -o w n e r D e c a tu r Decatur Hi-Way Josephine Richardson Manager Doris Scott Fliteways Inc. FBO Hobart Skyranch Charlene Falkenberg FBO H o b a rt F re e m o n t P rogress Hobert A ircraft Sales and Service Lulu Damschroder C o -o w n e r Concord Airpark C o -o w n e r Painesville Connie Luhta C o -o w n e r Terra Haute S k y K in g Virginia Brown Painesville Flying Service Brown Flying School Virginia Brown C o -o w n e i FBO FBO Sandusky-Griffing S a n d u s k y T. Sue Gridding C o -o w n e r IOWA FBO W ilm in g to n Clinton Field C o -o w n e r W a te rlo o F ly e rs Ruth Schleusner C o -o w n e r Doris R. Gill FBO KANSAS OKLAHOMA Ida Schlitter C o -o w n e r H a ys M u n ic ip a l Wynn (private) E d m o n d N o rm a W y n n C o -o w n e r KENTUCKY W iley Post International Oklahoma City A n n C a tlin C o -o w n e r C y n th ia n a Cynthiana-Harrison County Erdine McCollum C o -o w n e r Catlin Aviation Company FBO FBO Lawton Municipal L a w to n Ann Catlin/ C o -o w n e rs Southern Aviation LOUISIANA Susie Sewell New Orleans New Orleans Lakefront Jean De Jarnette M a n a g e r OREGON Aero Unlim ited, Inc. A u r o r a Aurora State L e e W re n FBO Sky Tech., Inc. MAINE PENNSYLVANIA Greenville Junction Moosehead Flying Service Ramona Morrell O w n e r B r is to l 3 —M Yvette Hortman C o -o w n e r Seaplane Base Hortman Aviation Yvette Hortman C o -o w n e r MICHIGAN FBO Dianne Ritt C o -o w n e r Penn ridge B e lla ire Antrim County P e rka sie Marge Bryant FBO Bryant Aviation K a la m a z o o Kalamazoo Municipal S ue P arish C o -o w n e r Kal-Aero, Inc. FBO K a la m a z o o Newman’s International Marian Newman Co-owner SOUTH CAROLINA Cow Pasture FBO C o lu m b ia Columbia Metropolitan Frances M iller/ C o -o w n e rs M t. Pleasant Mt. Pleasant Municipal Dorothy Brewster C o -o w n e r M iller Aviation Sylvia Roth FBO Central Aviation FBO G re e n v ille Greenville DowntownR u b y G u in n Co-owner P e te rso n G ra d o lp h Shirley Gradolph Owner Thermal Belt Air Service FBO Three Rivers D r. H a in e s Esther Bennett C o -o w n e r FBO SOUTH DAKOTA

W e id m a n Lake Isabella Dorothy Brewer Co-owner Belle Fourche B u s F ie ld Wanda Busfield C o -o w n e r FBO Bus Field A ir Service FBO MINNESOTA TENNESSEE Arlington Municipal Josephine Murdock FBO S ta n to n C a rlto n Margaret Manuel C o -o w n e r A r lin g to n Airserv, Inc. Wilmar Wilmar Municipal Mary Jane Rice C o -o w n e r Dallas Bay Skypark Irene Flewellen Owner FBO Chattanooga Chattanooga Lovell Field B ee R e id O w n e r-F B O MISSISSIPPI Chattanooga Beechcraft G re e n w o o d Margaret Shipley C o -o w n e r Greenwood Le Flair Mark Anton Berha Marie Jones O w n e r-F B O FBO D a y to n Shipley Aviation Dayton Flying Service M a d is o n Bruce Campbell Janelle McWilliams FBO Island Home Airport Margrlte M yrlck C o -o w n e r North Jackson Aviation K n o x v ille Columbus Helicopters FBO

M o r r is to w n Moore-Murreil Evelyn Bryan Johnson Owner MISSOURI Morristown Flying Service FBO East Kansas City Grain Valley Airport O w n e r Loretta Jones M an a g e r S e v ie v illa Sevier-Gatlingburg Peggy Roberts Excelsior Springs Escelsior Springs Memorial Great Smoky Mountain FBO Dorothy Stratton M a n a g e r Aviation, Inc. Columbia Woods Memorial Nancy Wickersham Co-owner Columbia Flying Service T u lla h o m a W illiam Northern Field Charlotte Parish O w n e r FBO Staggerwing Beech Museum FBO NEVADA Failon Fallon Municipal TEXAS Fran Gustavson C o -o w n e r Gustavson Flight Service R o a n o k e Edna Gardner Whyte Edna Gardner Whyte O w n e r Edna Gardner Whyte FBO NEW YO RK Aero-Vally, Inc. Wurtsboro Wurtsboro-Sullivan UTAH Patricia Barone FBO W urtsboro School of Aviation Salt Lake City Salt Lake City International Virginia Streeter FBO NEW JERSEY Trans-West A ir Service Marlton Aero Haven Airport VIRGINIA G a y M a h e r FBO Get-Set Aviation R ic h m o n d B y r d F ie ld Esther Goble FBO NORTH CAROLINA Aero Industries Shenandoah Valley Virginia Thompson FBO Brevard Macon County Weyers Cove Dorothy Ritter C o -o w n e r R it - A ir FBO WASHINGTON NORTH DAKOTA S e a ttle Bolling Field Llovene Potter FBO Dickenson Dickenson Municipal Pacific Aviation Audrey Baird FBO Dickenson Flying Service S e a ttle Bolling Field Barbara Garbell FBO J a m e s to w n J a m e s to w n Aero-Copters, Inc. B e th L u c y C o -o w n e r Comet Aviation Y a k im a Yakima Municipal G ini Richardson C o -o w n e r Richardson Aviation FBO M in o t Minot Municipal FBO Aero Flight Helen Hurley WISCONSIN M in o t Minot Municipal Capitol Drive Airport Esther Noffkee FBO Eleanor Peitsch C o -o w n e r P a l-W a u ke e Peitsch Flying Service Priester A irport

OHIO W ausau Wausau Municipal Maria Grimm C o -o w n e r FBO Akron Akron Municipal Ruby Mensching Co-owner Mensching Electronics CANADA FBO Batavia Clermont County T o r o n to Burronville Heather Sifton FBO Clermont County Aviation Rosalie Burchett C o -o w n e r Toronto Airways, Ltd. FBO The Suncoast Chapter would like very not had their checkride. We packed a the sectional!), Jackson and Dyersburg in much to have Cathy (Mrs. Keith O. picnic lunch, flew into Goldsboro with our the Cherokee 180. Malkemes) whose address has just own FAA (Friendly Andy Abernathy!) Attending Operation Rain check (annual become Admiralty House, Apt. S-1204, 140 safety specialist and got APT. Annette program for pilots interested in Instrument Seaview Court, Marco Island, Florida, Rogers, who already was APT, flew Andy Flying and sponsored by the FAA) were 33937, join us in Florida. She and Keith in. Others getting their rides were Esther Dot Wilson, June Pentecost, and Gladys who is retiring will be building a home Fordham, Montez Cox and 491/2er Bobby, Estes. Pilot-controller forums were other later. Katharine Weber and 491/2er Col. Fred, means for Carolyn Bell, Fern Mann, A letter from Margaret Kentley in new member Jan Clemen and this reporter, Carolyn Sullivan, Dot Wilson to keep Australia where I will be seeing her and who had the honor of flying Andy home. current with the new regulations and the Ann Carter when we are there during the Jean Warlick had to work but had mini­ new Stage 3 going into effect at Memphis month of June. We also plan to see the planes with “APT 1974" on them for all of International. Hawaii Ninety-Nines on our return trip. us. The Suncoast Chapter is saddened by A visitor from the South Central Africa MISSISSIPPI CHAPTER the loss of four sister pilots. Our sympathy Section, Helene Robertson, is now Jenny McWilliams-Reporter goes out to their families. meeting with us but will retain her Mississippi Chapter's first airmarking membership in South Africa, where she began May 18 w ith a jo in t effort by the worked with the Peace Corps for four Shreveport Chapter and the Mississippi KITTY HAWK CHAPTER years. Chapter. Weather prevented an early start ‘Nita Melvin, Reporter We're looking forward to seeing all of as planned, at Bruce Campbell Field near The 1974 Southeast Spring Sectional at you in Puerto Rico in August. Please don’t Jackson, MS., and mid-afternoon saw the Kitty Hawk, North Carolina started off with disappoint us, ya' hear? completion of “Bruce C." Due to heat a literal bang on Friday, April 5 as June fatigue, it stopped there. Three of the Mississippi Chapter members and a Rodd and Page Shamburger were tying MEMPHIS CHAPTER couple of Mississippi / ers managed to down their birds and a loud crack of Carolyn Sullivan, Reporter 4912 finish “ampbell” within 10 days, in early thunder greeted their arrival. June got Memphis Chapter, at its June meeting, mornings and late afternoon applications. thoroughly drenched in the ensuing elected its officers for the coming year: The FBO at Bruce Campbell, North downpour but didn’t let this dampen her Chairman, Nancy Miller; Vice-Chairman, Jackson Aviation, Inc., treated 24 air- spirits. In spite of lack of cooperation by Mary Oliver; Treasurer, Fern Mann; and markers to lunch on the primary date. the elements, quite a few 99s came to our Secretary, Carolyn Sullivan. Those coming from Shreveport were Helen Friday evening cocktail party. Bouquets of Selected as delegates to the In­ Wray, with two students in tow, Helen roses to Kay Guice and Vernita George, ternational Convention in Puerto Rico are Hewitt, Mary Jo Voss, Ann King, Evelyn North Georgia Chapter, who drove for 13 Gladys Estes and Dot Wilson. Snow, Jere Saurand 49’/2er Charles Wray. hours in order to make this sectional Flying interest continues on a high The Mississippi Chapter was represented meeting! plane (sorry about that) amongst the by Kittye Green, Bernice Kelly, Wanda Early the next morning we attended the members and their 49’/2ers. business meeting presided over by our Fern Mann and her 491/2er, Chuck, flew Garson, Ernestine Mahan, Caroline Cheek, Jenny McWilliams, / er Don Mc­ able governor, Bee Reid. During the their Bellanca Super Viking to Clarksdale, 4912 Williams, honorary ’/ ers Clyde Clunan Saturday afternoon free time, 99s toured Mississippi to thank its Mayor and city 49 2 and Bob Winstead. Door prizes were won the nearby Wright Brothers Memorial officials for their help during the recent by Jere Saur, Mary Jo Voss, Ann King and (where it all began, remember?) and the Rebel Regional Aerobatic Contest. Charles Wray, all from the Shreveport museum, among other tours. Sponsored by the Memphis Chapter of Chapter. And it was an honest drawing!!! On Saturday evening the banquet was International Aerobatic Club (IAC) of which Many thanks to the Shreveport group for presided over by our chapter president, Chuck is President. They also flew to their counsel and hard work. Many Annette Rogers. Jean Warlick and her Atlanta to judge the IAC, Chapter 3, friendships were renewed and new ones committee created small airplanes of Aerobatic Contest at Bear Creek Airport. formed between the two chapters. plastic easter eggs and fabric, and a Their next trip is to Fond du Lac, Our chapter is involved in Fay Gillis replica of the Wright Brothers Memorial for Wisconsin to judge the IAC National Wells’ Johnny Horizon Bicentennial clever table decorations. Contest. program and several of our members fly Banquet speakers were Mr. Andy Carolyn and John Bell flew to Destin, the flag with the Bicentennial Logo. Abernathy, FAA GADO Safety Specialist Florida in their 170 (twice!) and their 182 Cindy Bass, who has attended meetings from Raleigh, and Mr. Bob Farrington, (once) where they leave a car at the airport, as a 66, got her Private in May and is now a free-lance news journalist and fellow pilot. drive to their fishing spot and fish. Carolyn member of the Mississippi Chapter. Bob kept us all laughing during the entire flew instruments on the way back to Janet Green has been very active lately, length of his speech with his hilarious M em phis in the 182. putting together an Air Tour of Mississippi anecdotes of his flying career. In­ Carolyn S ullivan’s 491/2er, Jim , is for Operation Ground Assist. We will make cidentally, Bob received his bienniel flight checking her out in a Cessna 172. He also the tour in Janet’s Commander with Mr. check from Andy on the flight to Kitty administered her APT ride (and thus her Jack McDonald of the Local GADO along Hawk from Raleigh. Bob is setting a good biennial). She flew their daughter, Jane, in as co-ordinator with the FAA. example for us (or is he following ours?). a 150 for a local flight and also gave their The evening was brought to a perfect close Chief Grass Cutter, Don Smith, his very by the band which played for our listening first plane ride in the 172, in exchange for a \ and dancing pleasure. few lawn manicures. She was given an This was Kitty Hawk Chapter’s first hour’s aerobatic instruction by her sectional to organize and, for many of our husband for a birthday gift. Chuck Mann Middle East Section members, to attend. We all felt we enjoyed instructed her in a Decathalon. DELAWARE - MARYLAND the meeting thoroughly and hope 99s from Memphis Pilot Jane Scroggins, who PENNSYLVANIA - VIRGINIA our neighboring chapters did, too. recently joined CORPAC-Southwest as May was not a good flying month so Executive Secretary, had her first flight in only those close enough to drive made it to the eight-place corporate twin prop-jet, hear a fellow pilot, Molly Burnheim, author Piper’s Cheyenne. CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CHAPTER of “A Sky of My Own” speak. Mrs. Bur­ Elizabeth Farmer, 491/2er Don, flew to Mary Galbraith, Reporter nheim, instrument instructor rated, started Reelfoot Lake for dinner with another Bellefonte Skypark was the site of our flying after forty years of age and is still couple to celebrate Father’s Day. May meeting and being a clear day many active today in her seventies. Gladys Estes and Dot Wilson flew a gals were able to fly-in. Bellefonte is June was APT month for those who had round robbin between Dot's Spot (it's on operated by our own Marian Dunlap who is also commander of the Civil Air Patrol. The MARYLAND CHAPTER has extended an open invitation to Md 99s Civil Air Patrol made their fine facilities June Hanson, Reporter to join and-or attend their meetings. Public available for our meeting. contacts, hard work, and publicity seem to Each 99 was to bring a good usable item Sixteen members, 49'/2ers, guests, and be paying off! More pilots and the general to be auctioned afterward and items prospective members flew in six aircraft in public are now aware of the existence of ranged from antique to new. Ronnie May to Boonton, N J, to tour the Aircraft the 99s in Maryland. FAA Baltimore GADO Johnson served as our auctioneer (a great Radio & Control Corp. The tour was requested monthly mailing of MD job too) and the proceedes fattened out conducted in two groups, one led by Sales “Crabpot” —already being sent to Md State treasury. Girls from other chapters were Manager Morris Venezia and the other by Aviation. our guests making it a most enjoyable Service Manager David Hanley. Thanks to ALL OVER THE PLACE! Doris and John meeting. 99 Kathy Poole and her 4OV2 Dr. Bob for Jacobson with their children flew a club Summer haze and morning fog made arranging this visit to a division of Cessna plane to Wisconsin for family visit; Sally their appearance on the scheduled day of Aircraft Company. Though we didn’t and Roy Williams in their Seneca were in our June meeting. The eight members and understand all the processes, we now Florida (they’re going to be grand­ a few 4 9 V2S who were able to arrive in understand better why radios and avionics parents!); Kathy Poole is back from Oregon Hill for the annual air-marking are rather expensive. England; Kay Bays went to Spain for deserve many thanks. Nonetheless, the Oldfield School for Girls aviation another visit; Joan and Don Bates to Rome program was a success as our host and minimester was successful—now the and three weeks touring Europe. Air-Marking chairman, Flo Shirey, can YWCA in Bel Air, Md wants us to do the Plans for July to October include a attest. Flo lives beside the airport and same for them. swim-in at Rene Birch’s pond, fly-in to manages the restaurant at this winter- 80 per cent of Chapter Ballots returned Sally Williams’ home in Ocean City, Md., summer resort, Oregon Hill, nestled in the to elect officers: Chairman Rene Birch; airmarking, and a Flying Treasure Hunt. mountains of north central Pennsylvania. Vice Chairman, Tommie Strauss; Three 99s, Helen Sheffer, Shirley Secretary, Ginny Vogel; Treasurer, Sally Weinhardt and Marian Dunlap have been W illiam s. Hope all members are listed in busy working with the C.A.P. on the roster this year! search for a Musketeer downed since June Md 99s are cosponsoring an FAA Safety New England Section 7. The small aircraft with two persons Seminar with the Edgewood Arsenal Army CONNECTICUT-MAINE aboard was enroute from Ohio to N.Y. and Flying Club. Finally had good weather for MASSACHUSETTS - NEW HAMPSHIRE its last contact was with Johnstown, Pa. take off and landing flight demonstration RHODE ISLAND - VERMONT Alice Fuchs recently flew to Florida to by Baltimore GADO personnel —next visit with her two aunts. meeting, explanation of FAR Part 61. Our chairwoman, Carol Windsor, Aldino Churchville Airpark has been recently received her Masters degree in chosen as our Bicentennial Project. We’ve CONNECTICUT CHAPTER education. Carol has resigned her teaching planted trees, shrubs, flowers, and hope to Claire Ball, Reporter position in Galeton and moved to Lock plant bulbs in the fall. Big day there on Our new officers for the coming year Haven to accept a position with Piper June 15th—99 APT Day and Open House at are: Evelyn Kropp, Chairman; Nina Aircraft in the International Sales Division, the airport with 99s baking the goodies and Hetman, Vice-Chairman; Peggy Davidson, a job made available after the resignation acting as hostesses. Secretary; and Marcia Spakoski, of Martie Owens. Martie’s plans now in­ Jane Noyes, Paulette and Mike Jones Treasurer. clude a little flight instruction and a lot of were timers at Summit, Delaware, for the On June 1 a Safety Meeting was held at relaxation. Garden State 300 Air Race. New ex­ Brainard Field in Hartford with the perience for them and they had an in­ Regional Flight Surgeon, Dr. Sexton, and teresting time—met a lot of new people. Al Hunting, Accident Prevention Coor­ GREATER PITTSBURGH AREA CHAPTER Two new members: Lisa Holtzman flies dinator, as speakers. The FAA film "Night Sophia M. Payton, Reporter out of Butler-BWI—Cherokee Arrow or Flying” and the Bob Hoover Film were We combined our May and June Meeting 140—18 years old—finished High School shown. Check rides had been planned but to airmark the Lansdowne Airport. and first year at Catonsville Community bad weather cancelled this portion of the The following members participated: College simultaneously in June 1974— program. A buffet lunch was served by Jane Menzies, chairman of airmarking, should have her Commercial and in­ chapter members following the meeting. Julie Canter, Georgetta Dix, Ruth Hanlon, strument by November and Associate of A couple of notes of congratulations to: Soph Payton, Phil Patterson, Mryna Arts in Air Transportation in June '75. Lorraine Benham for receiving her In­ Schaad and husband, Ed; Mary Lou Waite. Annabell Fera—CFI at Gaithersburg, strument Flight Instructor’s Certificate, We want to thank Ed for his assistance in Montgomery County Airport Welcome to the layout. After completing the painting, both, glad to have you in the group! More out came the picnic lunch. Mary Lou took a prospective members, too. planeload up to inspect the job...- Cleo Sherbow spoke to the Columbia Comment... Beautiful. Flying Club. The Aero Club of Baltimore Congratulations to Mary Lou and Julie & Jane. Mary Lou Waite - Instrument Rating; Julie Canter - Private License - Our Youngest Prospective Member! She did this on her 16th Birthday. What a birthday present!; Jane Menzies - Instrument Rating. Racing: Helen Davidson and husband, El; Mary Lou Waite and Husband, Paul flew their airplanes in the Garden State 300 race, Thoms River, New Jersey. Soph Payton and Pat Fairbanks of Cincinnati flew in the Wisconsin Air Race. Also, our Chapter is busy working on the Fall Sectional which will be held in Pitt­ Don’t remember what story Ada Mitchell sburgh, Pa., Jane Menzies, chairman. Barrett was telling at the Mid East Spring Stan Ball, Pilot with American Airlines and July Meeting: An outing at Mary Lou Sectional Meeting, but it appears that Fay Cynthia Kemper at Cynthia’s “Flying Waite’s summer home on Conneaut Lake. Gillis Wells was enjoying it. Activities Class” in Westport, Conn. and to Ruth Buckley for receiving her M.A. had such an interesting pilot in our midst. and hard working committees. We all look in Special Education. Our major project this spring has been forward to the next GARDEN STATE 300 Ruth Crowell and Evelyn Dropp were our Fly In “Breakfast with the Blue Angels” ’75! only two seconds off their time in the Wis- put on in Hangar 1 at the Rochester NEWS: Spot Landing winner at Medford Sky-Run out in Madison. We're sorry they Monroe County Airport, in conjunction - Grace McGuire; Jerry Roberts and Claire didn’t win, but it must have been lots of with the Rochester Pilots Association, on Kurica represented us at the Angel Derby; fun. Memorial Day weekend. Carole Freeman Direct Relief is definitely “go” with 850 Bobbie Herbert and daughter, Laurie, was the treasurer of the event, Penny pounds of medical supplies on the way. just returned from a spring trip to Europe. Robinson in charge of cleanup and set up, Past shipments have been confirmed on Natalie Wheeler coordinated between us the coast and we thank our chairman, Dana and Eddie Hundt, the food advisor. Phyllis Mack, for doing such a splendid job. A EASTERN NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER Blanchard, Sherry Lytle, Shirley Goddard fabulous APT Day in May found fourteen Judy Gillis, Reporter and Julie Googins worked on Publicity, participants. John Karp, FAA Safety This is airmarking year for our Chapter! Helen Moore organized and helped set up Specialist, headed a group of dedicated In May, 30-foot high letters were painted the static displays, and Marcia Gitelman, instructors who freely gave their time and on the ramp at Sterling, Mass. Airport, and our Breakfast Chairman, even though she talents to make the day complete - namely, in June we did a large compass rose at was recovering from a non-flying accident, Elmer Maxim, Gunther Nomad and Warren Hanscom Field, Bedford, Mass. manage to find out that it is possible to Loveless. Two new members were welcomed and rent “johns” , and arrange for sound trucks New officers elected for the coming term pinned at our June meeting — Jeanne via bedside telephone. Just about every include: Chairman, Claire Kurica; Vice Ohnemus and Chris Ruksnaitis. This was one of our girls and their friends and Chairman Stephana Gredsted; Treasurer, also our election meeting. Officers for the families turned out and helped in one Janis Blackburn; Recording Secretary, coming year are: chairman — Harriet capacity or another. The Blue Angels, in Bea Coverdale; Corresponding secretary, Fuller; Vice Chairman —Billie Downing; their new A-4 Skyhawk planes, were Dana Mack. The coming year should prove Secretary—Lillian Emerson; Treasurer— spectacular as usual. Our breakfast was an eventful with such an unusually diverse Carol Sites. unqualified success, despite the fact that slate. We were sorry to say goodbye to Alice the weather was not as nice as we had As the past 99 year comes to an end let Foeh this month who, with her family, hoped for. We served over 1200 breakfasts. us thank Chairman, Alma Hitchings, for moved to Abilene, Texas, but we wish her It was even good therapy for Marcia who her diligent and creative leadership and all happy flying there. was able to make it to the breakfast and the officers and members who gracefully Marie LePore and Lillian Emerson have show. We hope to make the Breakfast an complimented her efforts. Let us also been flying a taildragger—a PA-11—and annual affair. In 1976 the Blue Angels will express our appreciation to Governor, think it’s great! return again, and they can be sure they’ll Jerry Roberts for her support, courage and Pat Thrasher is very glad to be back with find warm pancakes and sausage too. inspiration. She makes us all proud to be us from Beirut, Lebanon. Because of the genorosity of the part of the New York-New Jersey Section. Mona Budding has just completed the Rochester Pilots' Association in dividing And that's the truth. early warning systems testing program at the profits, we now have the necessary D.O.T. in Boston. The report on these funds in our treasury to incorporate and LONG ISLAND CHAPTER findings will be forthcoming in January. start our Flying Activities program. Alice Borodkin, Reporter Mona is now off to Florida for a vacation As if we hadn’t had enough activity, the The LONG ISLAND CHAPTER is at it and business. Finger Lakes Chapter had a joint fly-in again! Busy Busy!! luncheon at Kingston, Ontario, with the May 4 - The NEW YORK NEW JERSEY girls from the Eastern Ontario Chapter. 23 SECTION MEETING hosted by us at the people from our area were greeted by COLONIE HILL HAPPAUGE L.l. was great Lorna De-Blicquy, Gerda Ruckerbauer, fun and very rewarding! Our friends and Betty Jean Schermerhorn, Mary McMillian guests came by land, sea, and air, because New York-New Jersey Section and Felicity McKendry. We toured old Fort NEW YORK - NEW JERSEY the weather was bad and they did not want McHenry and had a marvelous time. to miss it! Our guests included SECTION We hope to have the Canadian girls here in GOVERNOR JERRY ROBERTS, ROBERT the fall. STANTON, DIRECTOR EASTERN REGION F.A.A., PAT McEWEN INTERNATIONAL FINGER LAKES CHAPTER GARDEN STATE CHAPTER VICE-PRESIDENT, LOIS FEIGENBAUM, Marcia Gitelman, Reporter Dolores Jane Zilincar, Reporter INTERNATIONAL TREASURER. The last couple of months have been Our June meeting at Medford, New Next on the agenda will be General wildly busy ones for the Finger Lakes girls. Jersey, gave us the opportunity to Aviation Week June 23-29, orignated by Our membership has grown with the congratulate the winners in our ’74 chairman MARILYN HIBNER, with 99s addition of Shirley Goddard, Sally Her- GARDEN STATE 300 held on May 25th at helping out in various displays at shopping shberg, Jan Moffett, Hutch Frederick and Miller Airpark in Ocean Township. We’re centers all over L.l. Sandy Reuckwald...Four full airplanes proud to say that three places went to 99s One of our brand new members, but not made it to the section meeting on Long and two to friends. Sandy Duma and 49'/2 new to aviation is IDA VAN SMITH, who Island. The weather and the meeting were John took first place; Helen Zubrow and sponsors the IDA VAN SMITH FIGHT ‘‘super perfect” ...Beverlea Aldridge, Anne Shields, second; Stanley Elkins and CLUBS. The purpose of these clubs is to visiting her homeland ‘Downunder’ at­ Francis X. McCann, third; Wanda Mammel expose younger children to aviation. She tended a joint 99s - Australian Women and 491/2 Lewis, fourth; and John Sparkes appears on Cable T.V. every Sunday and Pilots Association meeting in Sydney. She and Harriet Coller, fifth. It was an exciting your reporter had the honor and pleasure also flew co-pilot in a Cherokee across the race, beautifully coordinated by race to appear with her and speak about the Australian continent in a very thrilling chairman and Amelia Earhart “ look alike” , 99s. flight...Sheila Haag and 49’/2 Dick flew Grace McGuire. Honored guests at the Lucky students at SAGAMORE JR. their Bonanza from Penn Yan to Acapulco awards banquet were Garry Essex of TV HIGH! They have ANITA CODERRE and the first week in May, via Cincinati, fame and our “ Mr. Special", Jack Lamping DAISY POSS teaching an aviation course. Memphis, Houston, Brownsville and and his lovely Virginia. And of course we This course has sparked interest in many Mexico City...I just reviewed a recent news all know the guiding hand of Alma Hit­ students who ordinarily would do poorly in clipping about Freddy Roach recapturing ch ings, the computation know-how of school! The field trips include ISLIP the days when she flew a single engine Blackie Blackburn and the artistic talent of MCARTHUR where they visited the inside plane around the South Pacific during the Bill Cramer were essential to our success. of a corporate jet and met the pilot. waning days of WW II. I didn’t know we Added appreciation to the silent heroes JANE DUGGAN and friend took a trip to Williamsburgh and were delayed three have to be worked out before the race ever the paint. When we saw our Jeep station days due to bad weather! starts. Just getting the plane to Mexico, wagon sink under the weight of that drum, And —Headquarters approved the sale of was quite an adventure for her and her we were glad we didn’t try to pick it up in our 99 disc. Any one wishing information flying partner. She had some excellent Dayton with a plane! We might have been may write to DORIS ABBATE. slides both in the air and on the ground. slightly out of the CG envelope. Happy Flying! The Mexican terrain along the flight Doris Scott has been very busy course, was very rugged. The weather did delivering seedlings to Ohio airports for not cooperate. At some points, the the bicentennial celebration. She has also mountain peaks were above the clouds. been very busy giving talks on the Ninety- Sometimes the mountain passes were so Nines. She spoke to the Zonta club of hazy, they were not passable. Their plane Dayton and at the Wright Patterson Air came in 21st. Doris said it was a wonderful Force Base Officers Club sponsored by the experience to fly in the Derby. American Institute of Aeronautics and The new chapter officers were installed Astronautics. for the coming year: Chairman, Nancy Norma Morton returned last night from a Fitzroy, Vice Chairman, Ann Matthews, wonderful trip to Europe. She took her Secretary, Betty Elliott, and Treasurer, twelve year old granddaughter with her. Helen Fansler. What a great experience! We have 3 new 99s too. Sue Polsinello, Next issue your regular reporter, Kathy Kathy Bourgois and Betty Humthris Talalas should be back with you and with a received their pins at this meeting. new baby due July 19! Happy Flying! From left to right: County Exec. Ralph f i Kasso, Chairman Marilyn Hibner President of Aviation Council of Long Island John CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHAPTER North Central Section Perrira in a presentation during General Clarissa Holcomb, Reporter ILLINOIS - INDIANA - IOWA Aviation Week (Long Island Chapter). Our July and August meetings turn into KENTUCKY - MICHIGAN - MINNESOTA Fly-in Swim Parties, thanks to the Dun- MISSOURI - OHIO - WISCONSIN seths at Lawrenceville and to Kay Martens in Peoria. A good time is always in store NEW YORK CAPITAL for us even if the weather sometimes DISTRICT CHAPTER makes it a feat to get there. Mary Scher, Reporter ALL-OHIO CHAPTER Norma and Frank Newbery had to make Ruth Green hosted our last meeting until Anne Esselburne, Reporter an emergency landing at our Springfield fall at her new school of aviation. They Members of the All-Ohio Chapter were airport. The engine lost 3 our of 4 cylinders have 2 planes, a full time instructor, a deeply saddened by the loss of Edith because of a broken valve. They were over charter pilot, and a beautiful new Killen's 491/2, Jim. He was one of our most the VOR just north of the airport and in 2 Vi classroom. Drop in for Coffee. It's fun!! active and faithful 49’/2 and will be greatly spirals were on the runway. No problems Our program was furnished by Jeannette missed by all of us. barring vibration and loss of RPMs. The Onderdonk Barber, and Doris Miller. On a brighter note, our annual poker 172 is repaired and back in the air again. Jeannette is a former 99. She soloed in party went off without a snag. It was Our enthusiastic Kay Martens is our 1933, in a Gypsy Moth, long before she beautifully run by Bonnie McSwain, who Ways and Means Chairman. She raffled a learned to drive a car. She also took manages to hold a full time job, go to night $25.00 gift certificate in her beauty salon seaplane lessons. Due to the beginning of school for her A&P license and fly in her and raised $250.00 in 5 days for our World War II, Jeannette had to stop flying spare time! Wow, what energy! chapter treasury. She taught weather and meteorology to All-Ohio is delighted to have Marian For a place to fly, Joan Boyd recom­ Naval Cadets at Rensselaer Polytechnic Moyer active again after a year away from mends a fun weekend in Biloxi. The 182 Institute, in Troy. She also brought along flying. Marilyn Collette is another 99 we made it nicely down there even with a 20- some momentos for us to see, and an­ haven’t seen much. She expects to be 25 knot headwind. swered many questions, asked by the 99 active again now that things are settling Kathleen Wood is helping clean up the members. down for her. countryside. She flys and drives around Then Doris Miller, a Hudson Valley Rosalie and Bill Burchett and Mary Illinois making sure the “car crusher” Chapter 99, showed slides and gave a most Miller took their new Piper Seneca to the keeps well-fed. She can run that machine informative talk on the Angel Derby. She Kansas City Sectional. as well as fly the Mooney. told us all the details and planning that Charleen Mehaffie passed her com­ A Ladies’ Day is being held at Mattoon mercial written exam with a grade of 93! Airport. We are to be on hand to publicize Marcia Greenham utilized her new in­ the 99s and flying. Martha McMahan is strument rating on the flight to the North spearheading this project. Central Section meeting. She was ac­ Anita Albert and Mary Waters inform us companied in the Cessna 172 by Janet that the llli-Nines Derby is scheduled for Kelley and Doris Gill. next May and will be held at Champaign— Our chapter PR chairman, Shawnee Lee, Willard Airport. Mark your calendars for won the journalism award of the Ohio M em orial Day weekend 1975. Aviation Trades Association. She writes Libby Kaiser has enrolled in Flight aviation news for a Middletown, Ohio Course 115 at Institute of Aviation, U. of I. paper. Glider Course. (Weather was bad when We hear Ted Pestel won the prize money they were at Black Forest, Colo.) She will with the best poker hand of the poker be part time tow pilot at $0.75 per hour. party! Guess we’ll have to teach the gals Helen Lewis is our latest Instrument how to draw a poker hand. Maybe Ted will Rated Pilot; EleanorSchmelzerour newest give us lessons. member. Ohio is planning its first airmarking for our July meeting. We'll be marking the Marion, Ohio Airport. The painting will be CENTRAL MISSOURI CHAPTER L. to r. Sue Polsinello, Kathy Bourgois, followed by a cookout at the airport, which Anita Goben, Reporter Betty Humthris, receiving 99 pins from sounds like fun! Marilynn Miller and I Nancy (Wickersham) Badger was Membership Chairman, Jo-Ann Perko. DROVE to Dayton and then to Marion with hostess for our June meeting at “Cotton" Woods Memorial Airport at Columbia. Secretary; Dorothy Stratton, June meeting. Doris Kuhn, Chairman; Officers elected for the next year are: Mary Corresponding Secretary; and Marilyn Alice Jackson, Vice-Chairman; Nelda Lee. Scherr, Chairman; Anita Goben, Vice- Dickson, Treasurer. Secretary; Virginia Kunkel, Treasurer. An Chairman, Reporter; Nancy Cherkas, The Blue Maxine Trophy and the Installation luncheon has tentatively been Secretary, Treasurer. Nancy Badger is traveling placque was awarded to Kathy set for Saturday, September 14th. APT Chairman; Verna Byland, Mem­ Zimmerman for her aviation activities this A fly-in to Bettendorf, Iowa has been bership Chairman; Helen Lamb, Ways and past year. tentatively set for June 26th. Helen Pooler Means Chairman. We are busy with plans Our chapter presented an engraved silver has once again invited us to come for for our Chapter's hosting the North Central bowl, in memory of the 49’/2ers who have lunch and a tour of the Amana Colonies. Sectional next spring. died, to be given as a traveling trophy to Many of us joined Helen three years ago Mary Scherr and Nancy Badger the Chapter 15 of the International and had a sensational time. represented our Chapter at the ceremony Aerobatic Club of Kansas City. This was in which Missouri Governor Christopher presented by Kathy Zimmerman, Chair­ “Kit" Bond proclaimed May as General man, to Harold Neumann at the banquet in INDIANA CHAPTER Aviation Month. Atchison Kansas Saturday evening June 1. Lois C. Hawley and The banquet followed the air show at Kathy Forrest, Reporters CHICAGO AREA CHAPTER Atchison. At our April meeting three new members Sandy Klock, Reporter We have been asked to help with the were given their pins and officially ac­ Welcome this month to new members gate receipts on July 6 and 7 at the old cepted as members of the Ninety-Nines. Cori Cory and Elaine Blowers. Olathe Naval Station when it w ill be Another new member, Joyce Shriver, Congrat’s to Dorathea Lough, who dedicated the new Johnson County In­ should have received her pin also, but had received her instrument rating May 23rd, dustrial Airport. The Ghost Squadron of to keep a date with a student, and had to and to Gail Goldthorpe, who just got her the Confederate Air Force will perform leave early, therefore missing the commercial license using part of her Mary both days. presentation. Joyce just recently joined Shumway Scholarship money. the staff of instructors at Sky Harbor, Mary Stroh took first place in the GREATER ST. LOUIS CHAPTER Eagle Creek Airpark, Indianapolis. She is Schaumburg (III.) Airport efficiency meet Rose Mary Roth, Reporter CFI rated for instrument ground school recently, but there’s more! It is reported On Saturday, May 18th, Val Johnson, and flight instruction. that Mary Stroh, pilot, and Norma Freier, Chapter Air marking Chairman, and four The Indiana girls are really working to co-pilot, flew in the first annual Wis-Sky members, Mary Peters, Audrey Casper, keep APT. Congratulations go to Mildred Derby (proficiency race) hostessed by the Ruth Lake and Jan Pocock painted an air Newman who received her Instrument Wise. 99s on June 7-8-9. These intrepid marker on top of Union, Missouri’s Ford Rating April 24. Pauline Genung is now aviatrixes captured first place with a dealer's showroom. The air marker was to working toward a flight instructors rating fantastic score of 100 per cent on fuel and help pilots locate the St. Clair, Missouri and attended the AOPA flight instructor 1/2 a second on time! Great going! Airport, the first our chapter has done in revalidation course, held at Purdue Lucky Charlene Falkenberg, Diane nearly three years. University. At this meeting Ella Jo Mood's Cozzi, and Joan Kerwin got to attend the Welcome to new members, Barbara husband received Flight Instructor of the Southwest Sectional meeting in Hawaii! Hughes and Lois Ladenslager. Barbara Year award for the Great Lakes Region. Shirley Keime and 491/2er just returned celebrated becoming a 99 by purchasing a How could she n o t be APT? from an x-c to Portland, Oregon via new Cessna 172. Ruth Schueler has a new Congratulations Dwayne! Betty DeBaun Bonanza. 172 and Edith and Al Olovitch are the and Lois Hawley report they are getting Bob and Pat Friedman just returned proud owners of a new Piper Arrow. Edith APT with instructor Joyce Shriver. Come from Greece and Israel, where Bob flew a and Al just returned from a trip to Paris on girls, lets all get in the act. Mirage! To our knowledge he is the only where they visited the Paris Aero Club. Our Spring arrived with Indiana 99 Barbara civilian ever to do this. The Friedmans blonde flying farmer member, Lois Shafer Jennings participating in Project Skylift were entertained quite royally by the Israeli is now flying a brand new Piper Seneca for (see photo) with fellow “lady" pilots Mrs. A ir Force. the Pohlman Corporation. Rose Mary Roth Sam Bel I if iore, Mrs. Richard Hagans, Mrs. What had been anticipated to be a happy is no longer instructing at St. Charles Tom Nevitt and Mrs. Frank Sturdevant. spot landing contest and meeting at Casa Airport. She is currently flying Twin These ladies donated their time and air­ de Aero, Hampshire, III., on June 23rd, Beechs and a Baron for Festus Flying planes to provide an outing for retarded turned into a tragedy at the end of the Service. children in Porter County, Indiana. runway. Chapter member Barbara Silagi in The Angel Derby, flown by Mary Lowe American Airlines appointed these her Comanche and a guest gal pilot with daughter Sylvia as co-pilot, and Val Indiana 99s to their American Airlines coming to her first 99s meeting in a Johnson, solo, saw Mary and Val finish Fairladies group: Tannie Schlundt, Billie Cherokee, both alone and apparently 14th and 15th, and Val received an award Smith, Jill McCormick, Dorothy Smith and intent on the spot, collided mid-air off the for fuel conservation. Pat Nolan. Each lady was given a cer­ end of 09. The Comanche was almost There was an exceptionally good turn tificate for her contribution toward totally demolished — both pilots were out for the Aviation Safety Seminar on May establishing air travel as basic tran­ taken to an Elgin, III. hospital, after an 2nd. 99 International Vice President, Pat sportation. Other “certificates" earned by agonizingly long wait for ambulance McEwen was one of the speakers. 99s in May included a DVM from Purdue service. The extent of injuries is not known Congratulations to Betty Board on University to 99 Sheila Martin and a BA at this writing, but we all pray for a quick obtaining her Flight Instructor’s Rating. degree for Kathy Forrest. recovery for those involved. Please, Cheers to Laura Sellinger! All her hard June brought election of state officers, everyone, let your heads always be on a work sending letters to all the chapters in and a decision on delegates to the In­ swivel and let your eyes be everywhere — the country paid off. Due to her efforts she ternational convention in Puerto Rico. we can never be too watchful when we take has received about $200.00 worth of orders Marilyn Sousley was welcomed into 99 to the skies. for the 99 decals that our chapter has as a membership and Pauline Genung received moneymaking project. Should be some a Golden Apt Card signifing that she has GREATER KANSAS CITY CHAPTER kind of an award for someone who works been apt for three consecutive years. Dorothy Stratton, Reporter so hard. Outgoing Air-marking Chairman Ruth Our June 6th meeting was held at the LoRita Curtis is moving to Kansas City, Ruggles entertained members with air­ Plaza III Restaurant. There were 46 so we are losing another fine member. We marking tales, as well as feeding everyone members and guests present. Aleah know that the K.C. 99s will welcome such from her huge picnic basket. Combs installed the following officers: a hardworker. Indiana members are looking forward to Marge Engelman, Chairman; Jean Wilson, The Nominating Committee presented the International convention and hope to Vice-Chairman; Karen Ballowe, Recording the slate of officers for next year at our meet many of you there. 21. Fellow 99 Mary Lou Wright and KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CHAPTER husband Harold Barber were her Diane Stafford, Reporter passengers. Our June meeting was combined with Says Phyllis, watching a terrific airshow at Lexington, “There is the advice you can pass on Ky.’s Bluegrass Field-their 2nd annual “just because the book says the gear can one. be operated manually when the electric We are happy to say that five (count ’em, system fails to operate it ain’t necessarily five) of our chapter will be going to the so!!! The same old question from Int'l. convention at Puerto Rico in August. everyone-yes, we can read and follow The five are: Pauline Barrier, Virginia instructions and followed them to a “T" Chamberlain, Pat Paulsen, Pat Lyddan, but when one gear is stuck up you can’t and Diane Stafford. un-stick it from inside the cockpit. The people of Monticello, Ky. know a No, I didn’t use the grass. I requested good official airport opener when they see advice after I could tell that those on the one. Our own “fearless leader”, Pauline ground did not agree with my decision to Barrier, had the singular honor of being the use the grass. The logic was that with first woman, first 99, first person to fly in things hanging down the tendancy to cart the new Monticello airport. Project Skylift - 99 Barbara Jennings helps wheel would be greater in the soft grass Sheilagh Wagner is happily flying her aboard employees of Opportunity En­ and one would slide on the hard surface- 2nd (in 6 months) Cherokee 6. The first terprises for a day of sightseeing. The well I had lots of time to think this one over one, after a very brief ownership, was outing was approved by the Porter Co., and decided that as I had never done it borrowed by a friend, who, somehow, (Ind.) Assoc, of Retarded Children. (In­ before I would take others advice! managed to drown it. So far, this one does diana Chapter) Flaps-had them on and decided to let not seem to have a yen for bodies of water. them up as we had everything dead and were going slow, slow, slow—saw no LAKE ERIE CHAPTER reason to scratch them. Helen Keidel, Reporter Prop-thought it would stop windmilling Air-marking during Ohio’s short summer at the approximate touchdown time but the season was high on the list of things to do thing just seemed to keep twirling. Rather for the newly-formed Lake Erie Chapter. than loose my angle of attack and Rained out on June 15th, the group was established slow speed decided to just let successful on the 22nd in painting it go as engine was dead. Bent both ends “ASHTABULA” on the county airport 50 but no crank shaft damage. miles east of Cleveland. The day was I stayed up to burn off gas. The “big almost perfect with temperatures in the boys tell me" that danger was as great low 70’s and enough cloud cover so the from fumes as from liquid, however I’m sun was not unbearable to the dozen INDIANA CHAPTER PINS NEW MEM­ glad I burnt it off as we were much lighter workers atop the all-metal hangar. With BERS. Ann Black, Chapter Chairman, and that must have helped too. We had everyone enjoying the task, the local pinned Kathy Walker, Betty DeBaun, everything working for us but the gear! The reporter-photographer had to join in the Membership Chairman, pins Toni Roehn weather was good, wind had gone down to painting “just to get the feel of it”. and Virginia Brown gives Lillie Danek her about 12 K and only about 10 degrees off Everything went off well, mainly because pin. runway, communications good, lots of Chairman Carol Stephen had laid out the thoughtful and helpful people about. There project to scale on graph paper ahead of was no reason to make a mess of it. IOWA CHAPTER time, so the girls just had to “follow the I have lots of respect for the fiberglass Ruth Ulfers, Reporter numbers". Now everyone is looking for­ on the ADF antenna. As the gear came up Our weekend Meeting in Omaha was ward to their second venture. when the weight of the plane touched it the jampacked with both fun and business. Summer brings those long-awaited plane just slid along on the ADF antenna. One highlight was having Anna Fandel of vacations...and John and Annette Fedor It gave a little scratching noise, then the CID join our group as a 99. She’s a are off to Sweden with their children for a scratching got a bit louder, we stopped secretary at a CID plant and uses her 2-week visit. right on center line and the left side came private license whenever possible. A Louise and Dan Muranko headed for around a little. It was the heaviest as there special guest was Pauline Warren of Leon California to see both family and friends. was s till hr fuel in it as well as myself who is the Iowa Flying Farmer’s Queen. 1/2 Might fly Baja and probably stop at Las and passenger on that side. She is a student pilot who flew with her Vegas on their way back. We managed to remove two radio an­ pilot husband to Omaha in their new tenna, scratch the belly a little and bend Cessna Skyhawk. Her schedule as Queen the ends on the prop but I don't recom­ sounds awfully hectic but happily she's LAKE MICHIGAN CHAPTER going to add our 99 meetings to her mend landing this way—if you have a Evelyn Borst - Reporter agenda. cho ice .” Eloise Smith and Mary Creason flew the One point all members of our chapter Angel Derby in Eloise’s Bellanca and feel very strongly about: We feel that placed 13th. They were amazed and ap­ everyone’s individual opinion regarding the preciated the nice arrangements made by construction of both headquarters and the Florida Chapter when the start was so Museum Centers should be polled. far away and in another country. They flew Reconsideration of these issues must be a total of 47 hours. Then the two of them held not only at the 1974 International flew to Washington, D.C. where Mary Convention but also by individual attended the Women’s Advisory Com­ balloting. We request a delay on further mittee on Aviation. Eloise is a former action on these projects until results of a member of that group and went sight­ vote by full membership has been seeing around town while Mary attended achieved. Let's get all the data available, meetings. discuss it fully and then make a new June 8th, 1974 was the First Anniversary decision. of the Lake Michigan Chapter. 20 of us 99 Phyllis Barber describes landing Phyllis Barber’s Comanche after landing celebrated with a large, beautiful cake without gear in her Comanche 250 on April without benefit of gear. decorated with our ‘99’ colors. Esther Bennett, Three Rivers, flew her function. Program Chairman, Kathy WISCONSIN CHAPTER Cherokee 180 in the W is-Sky Run Race in Gerhold, arranged for a hot air balloon to Betty Willmore, Reporter Wisconsin on June 8th. Mary Clark flew be on display at the terminus. “ Everyone did their job”, Marlyn her Cherokee 235 in the race held at Morey Donagan, Race Chm, summed up the Airport, Middleton, Wisconsin. MINNESOTA CHAPTER success of the Wis-Sky Run, our chapter’s One of our Charter members, Ruth Clara Johansen, Reporter first Proficiency Air Derby. "There are so Kersten, has moved to Seldonia, Alaska, When your Chapter President and her many people to thank for all the help we near Anchorage. Her husband, John, drove family loose a dear little daughter, all we received." up in their car and Ruth flew her Cessna can do is stand by helplessly and offer our Not only chapter members, but our 182. Esther Bennett accompanied her. love and sympathy. Our Chapter President, prospective members, 4 91/2S, and friends Our APT Chairman, Eloise Smith, Betty, says, "We had Diane for 11 happy really went all out for us. reports that Babe' Ruth has become APT!! years.” Diane Kuechle died in May from a Special thanks to Mavis Monson, Elaine Debbie Blaisdell, Toledo, Ohio, has brain tumor. Our love to you. Betty. Strickland, and Nancy Nelson who gave so enrolled at Purdue University and she will Sunday Morning, June 16, fifteen 99s much of their time and talents. And Field be the hostess for our July meeting. To be and passengers flew to Hutchinson, Mn. Morey and his crew at Morey Airport who held at the Terminal Building, Toledo for breakfast and our meeting. Correction - helped keep our events moving along on Express Airport. Jan Hanson didn't fly in, she lives there schedule! See you all at the International Con­ and made the arrangements - Thanks, Jan! Wisconsin pilots who flew in the Wis- vention in Puerto Rico!!! Evelyn Borst and New Members, Jean Knapp, Carol Starner, Sky; Katie Conkling, Jan Thomas, Diane hubby Larry will be there along with Maisie and Marge Fredrickson were introduced. Gorak, Eleanor Holt, Marge Dunn, Stears and hubby Jim. Also Mary Clark and July is our chapter’s 25th anniversary Susanne Engler, Betty Willmore, Dee others. and we'll have a banquet meeting at Kluppel Vetter, Nancy Nelson, Jean MICHIGAN CHAPTER Willmar, Mn. with charter members as Zapata, Marta De Venecia, Joan McArthur, Bette Crook, Reporter guests. We've been clue’d to practice our Ethel Westerlund. Michigan Chapter members who at­ spot landing accuracy and land between New officers for '74-75 are: Joan tended the North Central Spring Section the white lines when we fly in. McArthur, Chm; Lana Cain, Vice-Chm; meeting in Kansas City were Suzanne Gail Vail and Gerry Rodengen placed 8th Jane Caryer, Sec; Pat Weir, Treas; Whyte, Chairman; Claire Ojala, Vice- of 48 in our neighboring Wisconsin Newsletter Ed. and reporter, Louise Chairman; Joyce Odom, Treasurer; Adele Chapter’s Wis-sky run on time and gas Yeazel; membership chm, Ethel Binsfield; and Mearl Frame. consumption. Proficiency is the word. Westerlund; flying activities chm; Marlyn Jean Pearson, Lillian Snyder, and Donagan, Apt; Jean Zapata, A.E. Suzanne Whyte attended the 10th An­ QUAD CITY AREA CHAPTER Scholarship; Caroline Arnold, Pub. niversary Meeting of the Women's Ad­ Joanne Walker, Reporter Relations; Diane Gorak. visory Committee on Aviation to the FAA. Congratulations go out to Karen Jean is a former member of this com­ Davidson who has passed her Private mittee. Lillian has been serving as Written Exam. Also to Von Alter and Chairman of the Airport Network Sub­ Carolyn Pobanz for passing their In­ committee of WACOA. Suzanne Whyte is strument Written Exam. currently serving on the Airport Network New Officers for the coming year are: Subcommittee. Chairman - Ellen Thiel, Co-Chairman - Von The Speakers Bureau has been active. Alter, Secretary - Joanne Walker, and Bea Steadman presented an Amelia Treasurer - Phyllis Wooley. Earhart program for the Zonta Club of Barring any inclement weather, we hope Traverse City, and she participated in to be doing an airmarking on July 13th at L to R Marlyn Donagan, Wis-Sky Chm; Career Day at a local high school. Waddell Airport (Pekin, IL). We also have a 4 9 1/2 S , Field Morey, Operations and Mike Michigan's Flying Folksingers, Bonnie Photo Run and a Plane Wash coming up Donagan, official starter. Krentler and Jackie Debes entertained at this summer. the Southland Mall in Detroit during Stan Carolyn Pobanz, Von Alter and Judy Brandranke’s Aerial World Display. Kay Hodges attended the Spring Sectional in Chamberlain had first graders to the Kansas City. They had a most enjoyable airport to observe and learn about em­ and informative week-end and wish to South Central Section ployment in the community. She also had thank the Kansas City Chapter for their ARKANSAS -COLORADO - LOUISIANA fourth graders to the airport under their hospitality. "Transportation Unit” and gave rides to all The llli-Nines Race Board met in Morris, those who had never flown. IL. on May 5 to make plans for next years Several Michigan Ninety-Nines have race. The board members will remain the been active in the formation of a new same and plans were discussed for Fund- ARKANSAS CHAPTER C A P. squadron. Bette Crook is Squadron Raising events to help sponser the race. Marguerite Nielsen, Reporter Commander; Roberta Wolf will be serving Everyone is looking forward to having a Arkansas Ninety-Nines airmarked as Finance Officer; and Suzanne Whyte good race in 1975. Warren Municipal Airport at Warren, will be serving a Information Officer for the On June 27, a few of our girls took an Arkansas Sunday, June 2, 1974. The job new Gaylord Composite Squadron, C.A.P. Elementary Class on a tour of the was well done by Cary Hunt, Kay Newth, Detroit area radio and television Davenport Airport. Linda Rickies and Jean Barton. celebrities who are private pilots held an Von Alter flew in the Wis-Sky Run in El Paso 99 Louise Mitchell visited with airlift, "FLY HIGH FOR DYSTROPHY,” as Wisconsin and she really enjoyed it. It was Marge Nielsen while on a speaking tour of a benefit for the 1974 JERRY LEWIS the first year for this race, and Von said it the churches throughout this area, TELETHON FOR MUSCULAR was very well run. Oklahoma and Kansas. Louise is still with DYSTROPHY. They invited Michigan Travels lately have included one trip to the South American Evangelism and had Ninety-Nines to participate in this en­ Des Moines and three trips to Denver. Gigi many thrilling experiences to relate of the deavor July 13, 14, 1974. Katz flew to Des Moines the week-end of missionary medics and bush pilots of Three plane loads of medical supplies June 29-30. Bud and Judy Hodges flew Mexico and of her teaching experience at were flown from Mt. Pleasant to Detroit for their Cessna 170 there over Memorial Day El Paso Christian College. World Medical Relief following the May Week-End to visit friends. Norma and Louise White has scored her first find meeting. Roger Smith were there for a Kiwanis after several years of flying search and A Pilot Poker Party was held June 1. Meeting and Clara and Bill Gilbert are rescue with North Carolina Wing CAP. Alice Markee served as Chairman for this vacationing there. Happy Flying! Arkansas Chapter officers for the coming year are Linda Rickies, President, times it was almost worn out before we tour overseas. Emmy Hall, Vice President, Beverly Harp, ever had it. Started with Deedo only to Floyd Shreve, husband of our Vice- Secretary, Marjorie McLean, Treasurer, have her in Hospital, then to Marilyn Chairman Doris, recently passed away Charlene Poe, Airmarking Chairman, Nordstrom’s. Marilyn's Mother had after a long illness, we are sad to report. Marge Nielsen, Reporter. emergency surgery three days before so it Ann Nobles, FAA Accident Prevention God bless you—good luck—happy ended up at Mary Neil's where it turned Specialist, explained the new flying—stay APT. into a farewell for Mary Baker, our requirements in Change 61 of the FARs at treasurer, and Eulalia Nichols, our our monthly meeting. She and others in chairman. There were a few tears as we the local FAA office are conducting brought out the cake and gifts. Califor­ “Operation Ground Assist" from June 15 to nians watch for Mary Baker, Maj. USAF, July 15 to stress safety awareness by all on the IG team, and Houston, we know you pilots at all times. On July 3 our chapter will welcome Eulalia. from 2 to 7 PM will offer free coffee and Just home from the hospital—Jean snacks at the FBOs to help the month long Ferrell. Velda Mapelli recuperating from FAA safety program. something she came home with from the El Paso 99s with APT pins to their credit Angel Derby. She reports that her Daughter are Marilyn Cragin, Ann Nobles, and Ruth and co-pilot, Stephanie Beuchat is ex­ Deerman. pecting Velda's second grandchild. Ann Luce is fully recuperated from her bout FORT WORTH CHAPTER with the “Tourista" during the Angel Jean Bishop, Reporter Airmarking Warren Municipal Airport Derby. Two of our lucky members, Verna Warren, Arkansas June 2, 1974 Arkansas Ann Luce, Mary Adams, and Cindy Stubbs and Auleen Hall, went to the Ninety Nines Joan Barton, Cary Hunt, and Bellmar flew Partners this month. Took the Southwest Section Convention in Kay Newth. three boys to Cheyenne for lunch and Honolulu. Both reported a wonderful trip! back. The trip was a very special reward Verna also reports that she is not flying CHAPARRAL CHAPTER since they were about to take their private right now because her plane is in the Mary De Kinder, Reporter ground. hospital for its annual. Auleen was not PAULINE and 49 Vi MILTON HALL made Donna Myers' mother operated on for satisfied with just a trip to Hawaii....she their Air Age Education contribution in the cancer. Donna trying to devote as much also took a visit to Los Angeles and La last two months by not only giving lectures time as possible, naturally, so her job as Jolla. at Hatch and Mayfield High School Ex­ secretary of the Colorado Aviation Hall of Jean and Tom Bishop made a long cross plorer Scout career education meetings, Fame may suffer. We think she will be country when they flew their Mooney to but taking the groups on a “field trip" nominated to the Hall of Fame this year. the Reading Air Show in June. It was a through El Paso International Airport. Mary Neil, newly elected Secretary of tiring flight, but Jean and Tom both say it In June HANK HALLINAN and 49 Vi JIM the Colorado Wright Bros. Memorial was worth it to see all the airplanes, air- helped, via radio, keep a lost pilot in the air Foundation, which Eulalia Nichols helped shows, and new aviation products at until “found" in the Datil-Socorro area of get started w ith Dave Olds FAA and Ed Reading. New Mexico. He landed safely in Socorro Mariott, AFA. Henrietta Pence and husband will be .thanks to his keeping his cool, and thanks The Neil's flew the Bonanza east flying in their Skylane in July to Spokane, to his fellow pilots and the FSS. recently, stopped in Wise., New York Washington to visit their daughter and her RENE HIRTH is busy teaching ground (Westchester Co) (to see one year old family. They plan to visit the Worlds Fair school at Deming, and all of us are busy Grandson); Boston; Parkersburg, W. Va; also while in the area. Edna Whyte is trying to get our summer vacations sand­ Columbus, Miss (to see only grand­ making plans for another air race. This wiched in between preparations for our daughter and newest grandson of two time it's the Iowa Fly Lady Race. Edna also SOUTH CENTRAL FALL SECTIONAL here weeks); Little Rock, Ark; Wichita, Kans. reports she has finished sixteen new October 4, 5, and 6 . Remember, you girls all to do some business. Tried to call hangars at her Aero Valley Airport. flying in, the RESTRICTED AREAS of Connecticut 99 Bobbie Herbert in Armonk, White Sands to the East and North of us but 49Vi> Dana had just put her on a flight GOLDEN TRIANGLE CHAPTER when you fly in, and get here safely. to Europe for three weeks. Did see Cynthia Ellen VanDeventer, Reporter Kemper briefly—not nearly long enough. New officers for next year: Chairman, Jo COLORADO CHAPTER Meetings in our area will include the McCarrell; Vice-Chairman, Carolyn Mary Neil, Reporter Salida Fly-In June 16, Air-marking at Weld Brooks; Corresponding Secretary, Ellen Bad News—Our Eulalia Nichols is County June 28-29; A fly-in (Weekend VanDeventer; Recording Secretary, Pat moving to Houston June 10. Good News— possible) at Saratoga, Wyo. at the Evans; Treasurer, Helen Hill. The in­ Deedo Heise is back home and feeling Saratoga Inn Aug. 10, 11; and our in­ stallation will be in August, with duties much better, still thinking 99s, voting stallation dinner Sept. 12 somewhere in assumed September 1. Chapter, Section and we presume National Denver. June 15 was our race to Lake Murray and elections. EL PASO CHAPTER June 21 was a Luau at the home of Carolyn New Chapter Officers to start in Sep­ Norma Kudiesy, Reporter and Bud Brooks. Among other things, the tember Dolly Gibbons, Chairman; Joyce The El Paso 99s aided by the General menu consisted of one roasted pig. Baker, Vice-Ch.; Avalon Graf, Secretary; Aviation Association and the Instrument Thanks to Carolyn Brooks, Jo McCarrell Mary Adams, Treas. Dolly is chasing Pilots held a very successful fly-in break­ and Linda Hooker for shipping Hawaii to thunderstorms and hailstones for EN- fast at El Paso International Airport for the Texas. CAR's Hail research program and working local MS drive on June 9. Food was Another safety meeting conducted by out of Sterling, Colo, all summer. What a contributed by many business firms and Brenda Strickler was held on the 27th of tan!! Joye Baker working on Instrument several door prizes were given away. June at the University of Texas at (written passed) has been using the Link Southwest Air Rangers donated the use of Arlington. Subject: certification, spins simulator at Metro State College. She was their hanger opposite the flight line for our and stalls. surprised one morning last week to convenience. Glenda Farmer, Ann Hoffman and Penny discover she was to be on TV demon­ Polly Thomas is working on a com- Peyton were pinned by Membership strating the Link. Charlotte Klyn CFI on the merical license and Betsy Wright is at­ Chairman Carolyn Brooks at our May same program as an instructor (which she tending school in Phoenix, Arizona meeting. Congratulations. is) as she was demonstrating the use of studying Aeronautical Technology. Jane Helen Hill has announced July 20 as the the computer. Scott, Airmarking Chairman, will attend date for the Physiological Training course Our May meeting was shifted so many school in Tucson while her husband does a at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth. Another airmarking has been completed. Beautiful flying weather allowed members The July meeting is a picnic at the ranch This time: Oak Grove. from all across the state to attend. Results home of Betsy and Bill Hogan northwest of On June 11, seven of our number met at of the Chapter election were announced at San Antonio to enable present and Pylon in Arlington and completed the oral the meeting. Our officers for 1974-75 will prospective members to become better portion of the biennial flight review. What be: Jan Heins, Chairman; Diane Bartels, acquainted. a relief to have that done. Now, on to the Vice-Chairman; Shirley Amen, Secretary, August will see chapter members Mary fly in g ...... and Val Darling, Treasurer. Ann Greer, Ruth Nichols and Cynthia Shirley Amen has been disignated by the McGary off to the International Con­ HOUSTON CHAPTER FAA as an Accident Prevention Counselor vention. Mary Ann and Ruth will have their Stephanie Vickery, Reporter and can now check us out for the FAA 49'/2S John and Leroy, along to share the Houston's 99s spent a week in June at Safety Pin, as well as the Biennial Flight fun. Houston’s Northwest Mall showing Review and APT. Also, Shirley has been Pamela Crane, recently retired from a aviation films and promoting aviation providing safety tips at our monthly Civil Service position, is assisting pilot- safety and awareness during an EAA meetings. inventor husband, Carl, with development exhibition. Mary Able gave free time in her Our Chapter has been distributing of aircraft control instrumentation. ATC-510 simulator and donated free flying "Flight Plan Closed?" signs in cooperation Chapter Airmarking Chairman Norma lessons which were awarded at daily with the Nebraska State Department of Barr reports painting of runway numerals drawings. Old flying magazines were Aeronautics. The signs are provided by the at Pleasanton Municipal Airport on May collected and distributed at the exhibition Department and are placed at local airports 19th, with enthusiastic assistance of along with FAA aviation publications. The by Ninety-Nines. Diane Bartels has been chapter members Peggy Kemble, Ann project was so successful in bringing coordinating this activity for the Chapter. Lowell, Ruth Nichols, Laura Richter. aviation to the general public that a similar Several members, including Eleanor Saralda Ross, and Carolyn Wetzel, and undertaking is planned in conjunction with England, Mary Robbins, Val Darling, and several visitors. More airmarking is an airshow in early August at Conroe's Claudette Parker (a member of the Iowa planned for fall—in cooler weather! Montgomery County Airport. Chapter who now lives in Grand Island, Other scheduled fall activities include Featured speakers at the June meeting Nebr.) have been showing the film entitled fund-raising events such as rummage were introduced by Mr. Charlie Noble of “A Flight to Grandmother’s” to groups of sales and an air rallye, plus a chapter the FAA in Houston. Norman Miller of the elementary school children. The film, blood donation project. Houston GADO spoke on the newly revised along with a presentation by Ninety-Nines APT Chairman Ruth Nichols reports four FAR part 61 and the binnial flight review. has been received with enthusiasm by the members APT besides herself: Pamela Mack Clarke from Houston's TRACON children. Crane, Peggy Kemble, Jane King and described the new radar system and In late May, our traditional spring steak Cynthia McGary; and several others with Houston's newly implemented TCA. fry was held at the Air National Guard check rides scheduled. Audrey Haley is organizing a Houston Officers Club in Lincoln. Other members We hope very soon to accept a number 99's speakers bureau to make informative of the flying community were invited to of additional members into the San An­ presentations to various civic and attend. The evening included delicious tonio Chapter, and also to increase the educational organizations on aviation. In food and lots of hangar flying. number of APT members! keeping with Houston’s emphasis on creating a public awareness of general SHREVEPORT CHAPTER aviation, 99 M.E. Oliver recently talked to PIKES PEAK CHAPTER Dot Lindsey, Reporter the Willis Rotary Club about the Ninety- The May meeting of the SHV 99s was Marion Hein, Reporter Nines. Shirley Marshall made a recent trip to hosted by Corinne Strickland - the 4 9 1/2S Cherokee County Airport at Rusk, Chicago to show the beautiful film were invited, square dancing was enjoyed - Texas, was the landing site for May’s airlift “Soaring Country" to a group of glider business was not on the agenda of the of used clothing and craft supplies for the pilots. This film was produced and filmed m eeting. Rusk State Hospital. Three 99 planes made in the Black Forest Glider Port area. Before more or less "going on vacation" the flight. Other flying missions included Shirley manages operations at the glider SHV 99s joined Jennie McWilliams and her an airmarking at Conroe in June. port. Mississippi Chapter in airmarking the New Houston officers are: Chairman, The Pikes Peak Chapter donated $400.00 Bruce Campbell Field, Madison, Pat James, Vice-Chairman, Joyce to the Monument School to help finance a Mississippi. This joint venture was suc­ Johnson, Recording Secretary, Sally special education ground school and radio cessful and enjoyed by all even though the Gluckman; Corresponding Secretary, program for children suffering from name of the field was rather lengthy. Alice Seaborn; Treasurer, Mabel Edith dysfunction. This includes simulator and The Abilene Chapter and the Shreveport Oliver. radio training and has been very suc­ Chapter are akin - both are in the South The Houston Chapter is happy to cessful. Central Section and - Evelyn Snow, our welcome South Central Section Treasurer- On June 2nd, Hannah Duncan took her Chairman, is the mother of Betty Heise, elect Eulalia Nichols who is moving to cross country soaring flight, a distance of Chairman of the Abilene Chapter. This is Houston from Denver. 65 miles, to obtain her Silver “C” Distance unique - mother and daughter "chairing" We are looking forward to International Rating. Hannah and her 49’/2 plan a trip to their respective Chapters at the same time Convention at Puerto Rico where the New York soon to pick up their new glider. - one that perhaps does not occur too Houston Chapter will be serving its The July meeting will be devoted to plans often, although there are a number of traditional “border buttermilk" in the for summer flying programs. mother-daughter flying teams. hospitality room. Congratulations Evelyn and Betty on jobs Mary Able, 49'/2 Pete are the proud being well done. owners of a Cessna 310....Vivian and Joe Helen and Charlie Wray are in St. Louis Bennett flew to Odessa-Midland during SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER attending an Instructor Clinic. Joyce Easter....Stephanie and Dan Vickery flew Pamela Crane, Reporter Sheridan back from Florida - business not to South Carolina and Missouri in May, to The Chapter meeting was held June 12th pleasure. Joan Carroll is supervising the California in June for a Flying Tiger at the home of Mary Ann and John Greer. construction of a new addition to her home reunion, and are planning a cross-country Mary Ann was presented with life mem­ - already named the “99 Room” . Jere Saur Down East for August. bership by the chapter in recognition of her is flying again after a vacation in Hawaii long service and dedication to the Ninety- and Dottie Ports and Mary Friday are busy NEBRASKA CHAPTER Nines. On June 6th, chapter members with their real estate ventures. Sharon Meyer, Reporter Saralda Ross, Laura Richter and Cynthia Helen Hewitt says "with the good flying Members of the Nebraska Chapter flew McGary attended a local FAA Safety Clinic weather we should all be APT”. to North Platte for the June meeting. and assisted with registration. Happy Landing!! the Northwest Section meeting (July 28- dual from the rear seat. Sandy says that 29, 1975); Karla Roberts; Carol Cooke, the weather was fine and they had a good past chairman of the Idaho chapter; and time at her brother's house in Juneau. Gene Norra Jessen, Northwest section Sandy’s float rating is next! nominee for vice governor. By the way, Another traveller, Ulla Hiatt, ju s t we're proud of our own Liggie Hagan, returned from California where she visited nominee for Northwest section governor. San Diego, Palm Springs and Beverly Reporting on our 3 cents per pound H ills. Airlift, Helen Shanewise was all smiles. Carol Cansdale has resumed her Despite a rather grey April day, folks came skydiving efforts again. Following our in droves to ride with us. Gladys Buroker, meeting at Ernest Gann’s ranch, she and Evelyn Snow (left) Chairman of fhe 99 from Athol, Idaho, complete with visito r Dianne Larson flew to Harvey Field Shreveport Chapter and daughter, Betty goggles, flight suit, and helmet was an in Snohomish for another jump. At last Heise, Chairman of the Abilene Chapter especially popular pilot of an antique report she is using a dummy ripcord and pose with Evelyn's new Piper. biplane, a de Havilland Tiger Moth. will be making her first free fall soon. And where have our members been Just another reminder of our Sectional / \ flying? Alberta Anderson and husband coming up in September on the 6 , 7 and 8, to be held at the Doubletree Inn in Renton. Northwest Section Roderic flew to Seattle to attend the Hope to see you there!!!!! ALASKA - IDAHO - MONTANA Northwest Shrine meeting the last week in NORTH DAKOTA - OREGON May and to Sun River, Oregon in July. In SOUTH DAKOTA June, with 49'/2 Jack, Gayle Heaton flew to \ WASHINGTON - WYOMING Bismark, North Dakota for a convention and tour in the Melroe Implement factory Southwest Section and then on to Winnipeg, Manitoba, ARIZONA - CALIFORNIA Canada for a tour of the Versitile Tractor COLUMBIA CASCADE CHAPTER HAWAII ■ NEVADA - UTAH Dorothy Mercer, Reporter and Implement factory. Fern Lake is busy For the June meeting, members at­ looping and rolling lately as she practices V ______> tended the FAA Pilot Educational Program aerobatics and has been appointed to the held in Portland, with a luncheon-break for Airport Board. And Maxine Lange has a ALOHA CHAPTER brief business meeting at the Sheraton new commercial license! Trippi Penland, Reporter Hotel, and re-election of all current of­ The new officers for the coming year ficers. GREATER SEATTLE CHAPTER are: Florence Beamon,-Chairman; Betty In May, our schedule called for flying to Carol A. Cansdale. Reporter Skold-Vice Chairm an; Eve Kerr-Secretary; Albany for a lunch-meet and eight girls With sunny skies and calm winds, we and Vivian Fagen-Treasurer. attended, despite rain showers. Mary flew to Friday Harbor in the San Juan Our traveling chapter is on the road Calvert reported on her visit to Honolulu Islands for our June meeting. Our again. IRENE ROGERS spent a month on for the Southwest Sectional, and we laid destination was the ranch of author Ernest the mainland. She spent time in San Diego plans for the annual pancake breakfast in K. Gann, who had invited our troops to visiting the San Diego-EI Cajon 99s, July. enjoy lunch and to hold our meeting there. driving to Mexico, and highlighting her trip June 19 Mary Calvert and Dorothy W ith 12 planes and 23 girls flying in, we by visiting Florida and flying with U.S. Mercer flew to San Juan Island in Puget had quite a crowd, including prospective aerobatic team member Clint McHenry and Sound to join members of Greater Seattle members Majoria Holten, Candy Harvey, Manx Kelly, the team leader for the Roth- Chpt. for a picnic at the ranch of Mr. & Louise Anderson, and Joann Burnett, and childs, who was in Florida training the new Mrs. Ernest Gann - a delightful afternoon. guests-of-honor Dorothy Mercer and Mary Canadian aerobatic team in a two-hole Six of our members enjoyed on June 20 Calvert from Columbia-Cascade chapter. Pitts. the rare treat of a ride in the Goodyear Following a fantastic pot-luck lunch, we JANE KELLEY took second place in an Blimp COLUMBIA, moored at Vancouver, held our regular meeting which included aerobatic competition in Delano, Wn., and each one had a turn at left-seat to election of officers. Congratulation to California. BETTY SKOLD was visiting in fly it. What an experience! president Sandy Sullivan, vice-president California in early June. She brought her Vera Arnold has now returned to San Iona Funk, secretary Fran Bryant, and niece back with her for the summer. Jose, Cal. Billie Dutcher and Marge treasurer Ulla Hiatt! After our meeting we JANET SLOAN and her husband had a nice Beltrami are vacationing in Baja. Lee were treated to a tour of Ernie’s and vacation in Maine, visiting relatives and Wrenn has retired from Sky-Tech in Dodie’s house and ranch...and Ernie’s friends, fishing and even flying. Jan even Aurora. Our Chapter now has five girls APT private office where he turns out all of got to make several touch and goes in a for 1974. those fabulous novels. This is one meeting Cessna 172 float plane. FLORENCE we won’t forget, thanks to Ernie and BEAMON spent the month of June EASTERN WASHINGTON CHAPTER Dodie! traveling across the mainland to visit Daryl Ann Kyle, Reporter Kay and George Stearns just returned family and friends in Florida and to Minnie Boyd is our star 99 this month. from a flight to Boston and back May 26- Oklahoma City to see the International Chosen Washington Flying Farmers J u n e 8 . Kay reports that they encountered Headquarters. URSULA REED, a Pan Am Woman of the Year at the recent Tri-State lousy weather. They also didn't count on employee, has started her own aviation Convention held at the Ramada Inn at the “prevailing westerly’s” and turbulent photography business and has been Spokane International Airport, she was weather on their last leg from Sioux Falls touring Micronesia; CAROLYN WILCOX presented with an engraved silver tray by to Boeing Field which lasted 9 1/2 hours. received her real estate license. her daughter, Betty Eggers. Charlotte Kamm says all things come to SUE ANGELL YOUNG and husband Bob Congratulations Minnie! And have a great those who wait! She and her husband Art welcomed a third member to their family, trip to the International Flying Farmers just bought a 1961 Cessna 210 and are with the arrival of Kevin in February. Convention in Texas August 10-16! back in the air. Understand he is quite an active young While most of you are thinking about Joy Krebs visited with former Greater fellow. GINA CURRALL and husband Rich Puerto Rico, plans for 99s Roundup in '75 Seattle member Thora Morgan in Hawaii also welcomed a new bundle, a girl. continue with our chapter members April 29th and also attended the luau at the TRIPPI PENLAND spent the 4th of July meeting at the North Shore Convention Southwestern Sectional in Honolulu. weekend with her husband, Tom, in Center in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho June 15. While ferrying a PA-18 150 hp Super Cub Atlanta, Georgia. An expensive 4 day Also present were Joyce Blankenbaker on floats to Anchorage with her husband weekend, but worth it since she hasn’t from Ontario, Oregon; and Southern on June 6 & 7, Sandy Sullivan logged 16 seen him since the Spring Sectional, when Idahoans Ann Stott, planning chairman for hours with the help of John who gave great he was home for 10 days only. BAKERSFIELD CHAPTER Sacramento to join that chapter for their Margaret Harps, Reporter June meeting around Barbara Goetz's The Bakersfield 99s have had a busy pool...Vivian Harshbarger and Maureen month. The Board of Supervisors Carter flew race number 13 for the Mini presented them a plaque as an expression Derby coming in 5th place. They were of appreciation for all the airmarking they especially proud that Maureen planned the had done in Kern County. time for this proficiency race and came Gerald Massey discussed Aerobactics within 30 seconds. Gas was within 2.2 and showed several films he had made gallons. Vivian is also bubbling over as a covering the many manuevers. Then, on to new property owner on the Swansboro help the F.A.A. on a safety seminar by Airstrip near Placerville, Ca. It is already A.B. “Tony" Orgain and Bob Johnson. airmarked, though privately owned, so we Topic: "Lubrication (Oils, Fuels), Ignition won't get to airmark it for her. In her spare L. to R. standing: Jake Jacob. Lou (Plugs and Magnetoes), and Engine time she is building a flight simulator for Stockton, George Manley, Gordon von (Operation and Inspection). Follow these Marion Barnick. Kanilowski, Jim MacDonald. Art things with a barbecue at Pricilla Spencer's Racing in the Palms to Pines will be No. Woolston, Bill Carlton. Kneeling Belden home and everyone keeps busy and well 13 Vivian Harshbarger and Maureen Carter, Crist, Roy Kibbee and Nick Carosell. inform ed! No. 23 Joyce Wells and Kathy Walton. Our original "99” member, Achsa Joyce Wells made 2 DRF flights to Santa COACHELLA VALLEY CHAPTER Holfelder, is now “Apt". Achsa started Barbara recently carrying a total of 580 Eleanor Wagner, Reporter flying in 1923 and holds license no. 3289. pounds of medical supplies. Right on the heels of Ilia Mae Carosell Time flies and so does Achsa! We are so Don’t forget our Domino Tournament and Rosella Kibbee's return from Hawaii very proud of her. Achsa's comment on September 14 at the Oakland Hilton Inn. and the Spring Sectional. Ilia.Mae eased looking at an open cockpit was "There is For information contact Joyce Wells. her throttles up to about 1700 RPM. kicked nothing like feeling the wind in your face left rudder and spun into plans for what when flying"-some of us have missed a COACHELLA VALLEY CHAPTER has not become a traditional barbecue at lot! Jean Patane, Reporter Big Bear Lake, Calif. (Pinch hitting for Eleanor Wagner who is 49'/2, Nick Carosell did the honors one under the weather) Sunday in June, while Ilia Mae and others David C. Gaede, Chief Flight Surgeon, pitched in on salads, beans and such Rear Admiral USN (Ret.) administered the goodies that go with what was a huge hunk solemn oath of the 49'/2ers to the of beef. Nick gave it the TLC at the bar­ husbands of members of the Coachella becue, turning and seasoning to taste. Valley Chapter 99s at their sweetheart ball Pilots of all aviation clubs and held at the swank Palm Springs Tennis organizations were represented. They Club. came from the desert in our Coachella Those duly inducted into the mystic Valley as well as from Big Bear, the coast realm of the 491/2ers were Art Woolston, and other inland points. Palm Springs chief Tower operator, Roy Rosella Kibbee's Cessna Skylane with Kibbee of Bermuda Dunes, Nick Carosell, me and her number 1 son as passengers Bakersfield Chapter members (and Jack Belden Crist Palm Springs, Lou Stockton, purred beautifully during the short flight to Patrick, Accident Prevention Specialist) George Manley and Bill Carlton of Yucca and from the Lake. Pilot, Rosella, did a airmarking Meadows Field, Bakersfield. Valley, Jake Jacob from Yuma, Ariz., great job having just become familiar with Calif. Gordon von Kalinowski from Los Angeles both the airplane and a first-timer at and Jim MacDonald who with his 99 Ruby landing at Big Bear. were visiting from Manitoba, Canada. Jean Patane is preparing to take her Arriving at the Tennis Club a little early I ercoupe to Texas to visit her daughter who met Ruby and Jim MacDonald and in telling Ruby about the humorous oath of the 491/2ers she asked if I had an extra one which I had. I put his name on it, un­ beknown to him, and a most surprised Jim was called, too. Others in attendance were Minnie Boyd and her 49'/2 Carl from Pullman, z uti i W ' mi v Washington, Lyn and Ella Manor, Cal and Achsa B. Peacock Holfelder (Founding 99) Mary Turner, Claire Gray, Angelo Carlotta (Bakersfield Chapter Member) and 99s Connie Woolston, Rosella Kibbee, Ilia Mae Carosell, Jeanne Crist, Garnette BAY CITIES CHAPTER Stockton, Bettye Manley, Melba Carlton, Kathy Walton, Reporter Lorraine Jacob, Shirley von Kalinowski Our June meeting was a look at the and your reporter. future development at the North Field of Ilia Mae and Rosella represented our At the time this picture was taken, Palm Oakland Airport. Ed Thurmond, Com­ chapter at the Sectional in Hawaii and had Springs Airport was buzzing with activities mercial Representative was our guest. A a ball. WE have five airports lined up for of a Clinical nature—AOPA Flight Training special June treat was a brunch at the Airmarking when the resurfacing is Clinic, that is. Some 300 students entered home of Ruth Wakeman. It provided a finished, 29 Palms, Daggett, Big Bear training with the greatest enrollment in chance for us to share ideas, visit, and get (already finished but cold) Thermal and one single course, that of the Pinch Hitter to know our new members a little better. Palm Springs. with 50 students. Dilapidated Flight We'd like to welcome new members Rosella has written several flying Service, many of whom are also 99s and Maureen Carter, Dorcey Hadley, Astra magazines in regard to a special sub­ 491/2ers, joined to assist AOPA and Johnson, Barbara Smyth and Gay Mc­ scription rate to send as gifts to the high Combs-Gates Aviation with ground Cauley, transfer from Wash. D C. Chapter, schools in the area. No word as yet. Hold transportation. Among them were (I to r) Elly Jones, transfer from Alameda County the happy thought that Eleanor will find Clara Combs, Annette Gordon (whom we Chapter. fair weather and be back on the job real hope is a prospective 99) and Jean Patane Joyce Wells and Rose Sharp flew to soon. with Jean’s Ercoupe. (E. Wagner Photo) is doing well in aerial photography there. Attending International in August will be LA Chapter members. The Bar-B-Q was Clara and Len Combs took a short Chairman Joyce Failing, Mary Wenholz spectacular with loads of great food, weekend hop to the East Coast for a re­ and Mary Pinkney. canyon view and good fellowship. union with Clara's graduating class in A full field of 50 planes, plus several Rachel Bonzon, APT chairwoman, nursing. This was Len's first flight via the stand-bys, were registered by the June 26 organized an APT and proficiency check- airlines, which only proves that Funk-y deadline for the 816-mile Palms to Pines ride day at Santa Monica Airport for pilots can get pretty classy when they have run from Santa Monica to Independence, members. Jean Pyatt and FAA examiner to. Ore. The July 26-27 event includes saw six of us get APT that day. Meanwhile, summer is dullesville for the refueling stops at Merced and Klamath Because the weather was crummy, many C.V. Chapter! But do come see us in Falls, with a RON at Red Bluff. LA Chapter members drove up to Santa October and November it’s perfect Paperwork for a new chapter, proposed Maria for the airlift and dedication of the outdoors and in! as the “Santa Monica Bay" chapter, has new Central California Coast 99s, under been sent in to the Southwest Section for the leadership of Dianna Sloan. Those approval from the International level. helping: Norma and Virginia, Dorothy, GOLDEN WEST CHAPTER Emma McGuire was named provisional Sally La Forge, Lynne and Bob, Mikhail La Jeanne Abramson, Reporter chairman. Membership is to include a Pointe and Don, Marilyn, and Jean. In marked contrast to four men among number of Long Beach 99s whose planes The Mechanics Clinic at Northrup was twenty women flying the second annual are based at Santa Monica. successful. We welcomed Monterey Bay Mini-Derby (full report this issue), Fran After seven years of sponsoring Chapter 99s, Jo Deiser, Trish Marks, and Grant and Jeanie McElhatton (Santa Clara) ‘Tuesday thru Thursday' Flight Instructor Del Hinn. were the only females among thirty-six Refresher Clinics each February, LGB 99s Those heat-loving folks Lynrie and Bob, persons attending a seminar for junior are looking forward to the 1975 event as Norma, Virginia, Sally, Dorothy and high school administrators from Oregon at being a weekend refresher for instructors Rachel flew to the Porterville Moonlite Fly- the FAA Center in Seattle, Wash, on May seeking to revalidate or to update. The in. 14. Moreover, they were principal F A A. rescheduled the 1975 clinic to Feb. Lloyd Haines’ Education Through speakers, having been invited at the April 22, 23 & 24, to better utilize the travel tim e Aviation (ETA) is flourishing. Rachel and conference in Pomona of the California of their teaching teams from the OKC Dorothy flew some kids up to Taft for the Aerospace Education Ass'n by Mr. Pat Academy. The chapter feels it will draw California State Sky-Diving meet. Cody, Director, Aerospace Education, additional trainees who were unable to Congratulations to Grace McGettigan Pacific Region. Fran explained the pur­ take three weekdays away from work. for passing the instrument written. As well pose of the CAEA and how to establish a ATE of California of Santa Monica of­ as Marilyn and Jean, we say hello to and similar group in Oregon; Jeanie spoke on fered three instrument refresher welcome new members Ruth Stevens, the part played by 99s in aerospace scholarships to 99s from the Los Angeles, Betty Neser, and Jean Grooms. education. Lectures and tours of FAA, Long Beach and San Fernando Valley Somehow stay cool. FCC, and Boeing Aircraft Co. facilities chapters. Gene GitzPatrick was chosen as were all of great interest, but Fran's the Long Beach recipient, and will take the glowing account leads one to suspect that MONTEREY BAY CHAPTER course before August 15. the highlight of their tour may have been Elaine Brady, Reporter Margaret Mead has moved into the top the round-trip flight from Hamilton Field in Dell Hinn was processed and sworn in ranks of Gates Lear Jet salespersons, an Air Force Convair! as a deputy of the Monterey County having sold three new and three used Lears Chapter doings in June included yet Sheriff’s Office. "Deputy Dell" transports so far this year. another party for Pat and Dave Forbes, female prisoners by air. Susan Greenwald, just back from a who left for Illinois right after the Mini- Joanne Nissen is now a part time Colorado vacation which included Derby. Pat will be out in August, however, resident of Hailey, Idaho, spending the checking out at Boulder, reports that there to conduct her last meeting and fly the summer and fall in Hollister. are still a lot of women pilots who have PAR. Hostessing the party was Rae June Knapp, our Sunshine Chairman, never heard of The Ninety-Nines! She was Gilmore, who will take over as chairman in and 491/2, Warren, flew to Loreto in their swamped with questions from a group of September. Also elected are Nancy Stock, Bonanza, newly equipped with tip tanks ten U. of Colo, gals and referred them to vice chairman; Kathi Wentworth, for an annual fly-in to Mexico. They visited the Colorado chapter. secretary; and Eldris Shogren, treasurer. Mexico City, Palenque, Yucutan and Rosemarie Finley, LGB member living in Another new member, Pat Palmer, was Chichen Itza, and fished off the island of Geneva for some years, reports that fuel welcomed and treated to an informal Cozumel. They had a splendid time prices and scarcity has limited her flying discussion of density altitude which arose sightseeing the National Museum, mostly to local flights. from planning an overnight fly-in to Carson Pyramids of Teotihuacan, Maximillian and Jane Martin is now assigned to Burbank City on July 20. Longer range plans in­ Carlotta’s Castle, Mayan ruins, ar­ ATC and is splitting duty between the clude a foul-weather tour of Oakland chaeological sites and sacred wells. tower and radar approach control work. Center to see the ARTS III radar system Our May meeting coalesced another LGB 99s skip the July meeting, but which becomes operative soon in the Bay delightful potluck social held at Geneva traditionally gather for a summer potluck Area. and Doug Cranford’s h illto p home, 49 Viters dinner in August to catch up with the joining the fun. Those of us who were able summer’s doings. August 10 is the date, at LONG BEACH CHAPTER to make the Southwest Sectional in Hawaii Joyce Failing’s home with its spectacular Joyce Jones, Reporter reminisced on our particular doings. Dell view from Palos Verdes Peninsula. 1974-75 officers for Long Beach Chapter and George Hinn, Kay and Ron Harmon, were elected at the June meeting: Joyce Olga and Ro Scheffler, and Sharon Failing, chairman; Jean Schiffmann, vice- LOS ANGELES CHAPTER Goodwin all displayed golden Hawaiian chairman; Jean McConnell, recording Holly Ballard, Reporter suntans. Weather was cooperative for Geri secretary; Linda French, corresponding The heat is terrible here and the smog and Norm Halfpenny who flew a Cherokee secretary; Alice Maynard, treasurer; Joan yellows the skies; but occasionally a Arrow from Honolulu International to Dilley, nominating committee. flying-perfect day shows up. On such a Maui, stopping at the island of Molokai for Congratulations for new ratings to Betty day Lynne Opper, Norma Futterman, a brief visit to the Leper Colony. Don and I Gabrielson, who took her new Commercial Virginia Showers, Dorothy Pepin and did touch and go’s at Ford Island, Pearl with her when she moved to Mt. Kisco, Rachel Bonzon flew French 99 Anne Marie Harbor, Dillingham Field, and flew over N.Y. in late June. Also to 1972 Amelia Peltier to Catalina Island for lunch. Lynne Waikiki Beach and Diamond Head to Earhart winner Jean Schiffmann, who has been corresponding—in French—with beautiful Hauname Bay. carried through to her flight instructor goal Anne Marie. Weather has remained good to us for our in 1973 and added the instrument rating in The June meeting was held at the home Airmarking of Salinas Airport June 1st. June. of Marilyn Twitchell and Jean Pyatt, new The sun stayed behind clouds just long enough to keep us cool and get the job cluding a little practice on the one armed Aero International for the lunch at Sir done. bandits across the river in Nevada) proved Georges’. In the past 2 years our chapter Jo and 491/2 John Dieser, Dell Hinn, and such fun that everyone agreed to have has painted 42,000 sq. ft. of letters! Trish Marks attended a Mechanics Course more fly-aways. May was really great, They Bruni Bradley (at present living in in Hawthorne June 8th. Dell says tell me. Columbia, Calif, (the mother lode Europe) flew her Cessna from Nagold, seventeen 99s and five men attended the country) has an annual rodeo and old west Germany to Brussels to give Commercial interesting and worthwhile instruction. weekend, and our fly-in there coincided check rides to 10 Indonesian airline Our Installation Banquet was held at with it. Helen McGee was busy with a new trainees. Paine’s in Hollister on June 15th. Besides grandchild, but Harvey was busy as a Lost a very active 99er - Louise Toncre 4 91/2S, our special guests included Jack beaver getting us all transported and and her family moved to Saudi Arabia. Jella and wife, Irene, and Don McAnaney. properly hosted. Parades, rodeos and Laneh Peterson’s daughter is one of 12 Geri Halfpenny was reinstalled as Chapter good fellowship made the trip our best of finalists in the Miss U.S.A. beauty con­ Chairman, Olga Scheffler chosen for Vice- the year. test, as Miss Arizona. Millie Dawe, Jessie Chairman, Lainie Brady, Secretary, and June was very informative—our El Toro Wimmers, June Cleverly and friend Karen Kay Harmond renamed Treasurer. members got us aboard the marine base Gosnell took a 4-day sojourn to Puerto there, where we toured the military tower Vallarta. They recommend the trip - but ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER and the joint military-civil approach beware the “Tourista” !! June Bonesteel is Jean Garrett, Reporter control facility. They have the new ARTS III working on her helicopter rating, and has Our joint meeting in May with the Long radar operable now, so those airplanes recently returned from flying a Citabria up Beach Chapter offered us a chance to hear with transponders are DEFINITELY visible to Alaska. Melba Beard airlined to the OX5 Air Traffic Control discuss the downwind to the poorest observer of radar screens! Aviation Pioneer Hall of Fame in upper landings at LAX, and see an excellent film And how many targets there were in the state New York. She helped initiate Louise on air traffic flow for those landings. Santa Ana-Long Beach area. A luncheon at Thaden of North Carolina into this renown Besides the enjoyment of meeting more the NCO club and short business meeting group of pilots. And we added 2 new 99s, the gathering also gave Mary Ann follow ed. members to our roster: Florence Hiatt and Jamison a chance to fly to a chapter Plans for moving forward for our annual Georgia Hissem. meeting. Men’s Race September 28. The regular Elizabeth Shattuck established some competitors at Palomar Airport are already REDWOOD EMPIRE renown by being on the centerfold of scheduling airplanes for the big day. Send Nina Rookaird, Reporter Private Pilot, June 1974, in her Mooney. $1.50 to Mary Pearson, 2386 Palomar At the May meeting, new officers were Besides being a centerfold, Elizabeth is Airport Rd., Carlsbad, Ca. 92008 for race selected: Chairman Nina Rookaird; Vice working on her A & E and has recently kits. Chairman, Lynn Ahrens; Secretary, earned her multi-engine rating. Mary Pearson and Harriett Booth finally Frances Gauger; Treasurer, Pat Stouffer; Branching out into new experiences are struck pay dirt—2nd place in the Angel Reporter, Elaine Hussey. Helen Cranz who completed 10 sky dives Derby! We are still excited about it, had a Anita Worel and 491/2 Jack and Nina (some free falls included) and Ginny great time and are planning the Palms to Rookaird and 491/2 Dick attended the Flanary w h o has taken one jump and is not Pines Race in July. Hope to see all our spring Sectional. Nina Rookaird com­ too sure if there will be a second one. New racing friends there. mented on the high lights. The Aloha member Shirley Baker contributed to the Chapter certainly provided an outstanding variety by getting in some seaplane time at PHOENIX CHAPTER event. The fun of the Orchid Special, Lake Mead and earning her centerline Natasha Swigard, Reporter thanks to Ginny Cook, Tucson Chapter, thrust rating. Betty Ackerman & Ursula Much fun was had by all who attended and the wonderful round of activities set Tracy passed their instrument written. the Spring Sectional. Our chapter was well up by the Aloha Chapter will be un­ Betty is the President of the South Section represented by Bill and Melba Beard, Bill forgettable. For hnany of us the word of the International Comanche Society. and Sue Harper, Mary McPherson, Wayne “luau” will always mean being the guests Sandy Ruller is out flying her new Cessna and Bev Powell, daughters and Bev’s at Jane Kelley’s beautiful home on the 180 and Shirley Cote, who always seems to Mom, Libby Pruett, Caroline Reibert, Chas beach. Hostesses Jane Kelley and Pat be earning a rating, has passed her glider and Alice Roberts, Nan Scheer, and Kelley Shearer provided the most delicious written & fundamentals of instruction George and Mary Vial. Nan swears she food, drink and entertainment. written and has earned her multi-engine walked every sq. ft. of the Big Island! It was nice to have so many participating rating. Both Shirley and Thon Griffith, who Aerospace Education Chairman Millie from 99 Chapters outside the Southwest also passed fundamentals of instruction, Dawe, with help from Howard Myers (a Section. Also, International officers and are keeping Margo Smith busy as “in­ local teacher) organized an interesting Canadian and Australia members were structor students.” Saturday morning program for 16 Aviation represented. Shirley Baker, Marie Christensen, Betty Ground School students from the 4 Lynn Ahrens is working on the 10 hour Farrar, and Jill Gould, who have been ‘new’ Scottsdale high Schools. They made a x requirement course of the Hamilton CAP in members for a while, welcome! We just country flight from Scottsdale to Eloy, Gila the T-34. have not had an opportunity to brag about Bend and return. Each of the students Jeanne Gibson, Esther Harri, Nina it. Congratulations also to Jill Wells, who navigated one leg of the trip, and most had Rookaird and Floria Teeters (new student became a member in June. an opportunity to handle the controls. pilot) met with the Sacramento Chapter at Talk still lingers on about the delightful Millie Dawe (Cessna 210), Georgia Hissem the Nut Tree for their meeting. It was fun to Hawaii Spring Sectional that was attended (Citabria), Bev Powell (Cessna 182), Betty see the Sacramento 99s plus many Bay by Thon Griffith, Terry Darch, Margo Jo Smith (Mooney Exec 21), Mary Vial Cities members, and Santa Clara. Smith, and Mary Ann Jamison. Our latest (Cessna 182), and good friend Jim Liem Jeanne Gibson and Ester Harri flew to party time begins with the Powder Puff (Mooney Super 21) all helped with the Red Bluff and met some women pilots who Derby Banquet, June 29, when the Inland activity. Big thanks to all for an interesting are anxious to have a 99 Chapter. We hope Area Chapter we are sponsoring will and different type program. to give them an assist. receive their charter. On July 13, we will Did some more airmarking - only 4 Lynn Ahrens attended the Safety celebrate our Pilot of the Year Banquet at letters - but they were big ones - 60 x 40 - Seminar in Marin on Stalls and Spins. Maggie Burch’s bowling alley. YUMA. The turnout was very very small Esther Harri and Jeanne Gibson attended from the Phoenix Chapter. Dale and Aggie the Santa Rosa Safety Seminar on Sur­ PALOMAR CHAPTER Liljegrin, Bob and Shirley Rogers, and vival, Mountain Flying, and Airport Mary Pearson, Reporter Georgia Hissem helped the Yuma chapter Security. PALOMAR CHAPTER has become a real do the painting. Our thanks go to Bob and The June dinner meeting of the Red­ traveling chapter. Our April meeting, an Joan Meiser who provided dinner and wood Empire Chapter was held at overnight at Bullhead City, Arizona (in­ lodging, and to Fred and Dorothy Little of Buchanan Field’s Sheraton Inn. The gavel was turned over by chairman Louise literally sat up nights with the plane, doing Chairman and Betty Wharton is Co- Ramsey to Nina Rookaird, the incoming the work herself. We feel the award was chairman. Committee members are needed chairman Nina also received the Woman richly deserved. so please volunteer. of the Year award presented by Louise. Sacramento Valley Chapter always looks A reminder to everyone to take ad­ Jeanne Gibson, Esther Harri, Frances forward to the May meeting. Traditionally vantage of the great weather and take your Gauger and Elaine Hussey are now APT. it has become a fly-in to the Nut Tree and a APT checkride. Recently APT are Diane Good Flying! get together with several other Chapters. Stocklin, Ruth Evey and Pat Mouzella. We regret that the Seattle Chapters were Welcome home to Marion Banks who is detained by weather and were unable to in town for the Aerospace Museum in­ attend. Members from Santa Clara, stallation dinner. Hopefully, Marion and Redwood Empire, Fresno, and Bay Cities Wanda Cummings will be returning to San Chapters joined us for the luncheon Diego permanently in August. m eeting. My personal thanks to everyone who has 1975 Officers were installed at a supper contributed news during the past two meeting at the home of Barbara Goetz. The years and who have assisted in writing this 1974 incumbents were re-elected, so once newsletter. Its been fun. Happy and Safe again we will have Shirley Lehr, Chairman; Flying to everyone. Barbara Goetz, Vice Chairman; Gail Bomar, Secretary; Audrey Snovel, SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CHAPTER Treasurer. Charlotte Morrill. Reporter Redwood Empire Chapter Left to right: Pat It is with great sadness that we report Stouffer, Treasurer; Lynn Ahrens, Vice- SAN DIEGO CHAPTER the death of our Evelyn Hendley from Chairman; Nina Rookaird, Chairman; Marilyn Eimers, Reporter Modesto. Eve was a charter member of the Louise Ramsey, Past Chairman. Having fully recovered from the exciting San Joaquin Valley Chapter when it was Southwest Spring Sectional in Hawaii, San formed in 1952. She was a very special RENO AREA CHAPTER Diego 99s are in the full swing of summer person who gave to each of us an example Hazel Hohn, Reporter activities. A farewell dinner was held at the of courage and warmth that none will Our May 14 meeting was held at the home of Betty Wharton in honor of Betty forget. We were a privilaged group to have Tahoe-Truckee Airport, with Katie Bolstad, and Art Lambert who, after 29 years in Eve as a member and most especially a Elaine Brown, Del Haas, Mary Haskell, sunny southern California, are leaving to friend. Sad too we are to relate that Pete Mary Boles, Lois Brown, Lois Williams, make their home in Marquette, Michigan. Hijos, husband of our Rosie died last and Nancy Frybarger present from our Betty recently accepted an exciting month. Pete was a member of the Flying chapter. Two guests, Connie Duster from position teaching aviation at Northern Farmers Association as well as the Zephyr Cove, and Helen Foger (spelling?) Michigan University. Art will be kept busy Chowchilla Pilots Ass. Both of these from Incline are prospective members. as an Al at Marquette Executive Air. Art wonderful people will be long missed. Congratulations to Elaine and Stan and Betty both contributed greatly to the This issue finds our chapter with five Brown's 17 year old son Stephen who San Diego Chapter and will be missed by new APT members. Rebecca Clayton., La soloed and took his first solo cross all of us. Verne Gudgel, Rosie Hijos, and Shirley country on Mother's Day from Reno to The May and June general chapter M iller. Sacramento to Marysville and back. meetings were highlighted by African Finally Gustine has been air marked Mike and Lois Brown flew to the flying safari movies and visiting ninety- after at least a half dozen schedulings. combined Oroville Dam and Seaplane fly nines. Pat Mouzella, hostess for the May With the help of twelve members we in. Fifteen seaplane pilots are trying to meeting, reported that she had just pur­ wrapped it up in short order. Next? work with the State Parks and Beaches to chased her first plane. Nine guests were We are pleased to be sponsoring a new open up more lakes to seaplane pilots. As again present at the June meeting which chapter of 99s in Chowchilla. With an old seaplane pilot myself, that sounds was held at Bonnie Adam’s home. Special Charlene Kirk to organize the group they like good news, and I just wish there were guest was Angela Boren of the Luback are off to a flying start. Welcome! more seaplane flying in Nevada. Chapter in Texas. Angela told the chapter La Verne and Bob Gudgel represented Gerry Gardiner flew as co-pilot in a about her antique airplane known as the our chapter at the spring Southwest Cherokee Arrow in the Angel Derby, and Alexander Eagle Rock which was originally Sectional in Hawaii. The reports were was No. 1 for takeoff. Mary Boles flew to built in 1926. glowing. Our Helen MacDonald McGee Palm Beach prior to the Derby, met Gerry Our newly elected officers for 1974-75 and her sister Norma Draper made the San there, and spent a week with 99 June Davis are Marilyn Eimers, Chairman; Shirley Joaquin Valley Chapter very proud by who has flown the Powder Puff Derby and Wolf, Vice-Chairman; Diane Stocklin, placing 6th in the Angel Derby. This is a other 99 races. Secretary and Mary Williams, Treasurer. pair hard to compete with for these top I'm sorry to report that Doris Eacret is The new officers are already planning next placing slots. As long as we are men­ very ill. The thoughts of all of us are with year's activities and are looking forward to tioning the south of the border air race, our you, Doris. a fun and rewarding year. Dottie McAllister and her husband "Mac" All of us on the WASP Reno convention Ava Carmichael and Betty Wharton, flew their Comanche through Mexico and committee were sorry to have to postpone busy planning the second White Nuckle on to the Yucatan Peninsula returning full the convention due to the energy crisis. Course, want volunteer teachers. The of enthusiasm for another go. This reporter Will let you know as soon as possible what objective of this two-day course is to and her husband “Chuck" recently the plans are for next year. instruct non-flying wives the basics of returned from a flight to Guatemala City Fran Gustavson discovered another navigation and radio procedures. This to and recommend the trip. It is a long long "lost” WASP in Carson City, and I went to promote safety and to encourage the gals way but very worth while. The flight from talk to her. She's Joy Merritt Moore, 43-W- to become involved in aviation. We are Mexico into Guatemala City is spectacular, 7, and she works at the Carson City Post grateful to Bob Griscom of the F A A. for with volcanos on each side and a 16,500 Office. his support of the project. IFR min. so pick beautiful weather. We Since the problems associated with the tried it both ways however, the scenery is SACRAMENTO VALLEY CHAPTER energy crisis are greatly reduced, San too spectacular to miss and the prospect Barbara Foster, Reporter Diego Chapter has voted to sponsor a of being surrounded by volcanos is a bit Months of loving tender care lavished on Mini-Pacific Air Race. The race is stressful, but go. Adios...... a 1940 Porterfield paid off for our Connie scheduled for October 12th and will start at Conolly when her plane was given an Gillespie Airport, Santee, and terminate at SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CHAPTER award for "Best of Golden Age Classics" at North Las Vegas Airport, a distance of 250 Emily Cletsoway, Reporter the Watsonville Antique Fly-in. Connie had miles. Boo Christensen of ELVC is The San Luis Obispo County 99s will work together with the San Luis Obispo complished at these noon get-togethers SANTA CLARA VALLEY CHAPTER Pilots Assos. to put on the Annual Pan­ because our only reason for meeting is to Betty Hicks, Reporter cake Breakfast and Pilot Updating enjoy the camaraderie of our fellow women "I’ll teach you how to escape death. Program, to be held in June. pilots. The bonds of friendship among our ...there is a raven in the eastern sea called On April 19 many of the 99s and members are strengthened. The lines of Yitai (“dull-head”). This dull-head cannot husbands will gather at San Bias, Mexico- communication remain open. New ideas fly very high and seems very stupid. It our sister city. This will be the second year come forth, nurtured in an atmosphere of hops only a short distance and nestles of the fly-in. The San Luis Obispo Pilots informality. New members and visitors are close with others of its kind. In going Assoc, flys in medical supplies and frequently introduced first at a Wednesday forward, it dare not lead, and in going clothing as a sister city project. lunch. Altogether a successful idea. And back, it dare not lag behind. At the time of As a group we have taken on the project we thank Marion. feeding it takes what is left over by the of sign painting. We are making - Close Two of our newest members are making other birds. Therefore, the ranks of this your Flight Plan-signs to be put at all three themselves known to race fans. Janet bird are never depleted and nobody can do of our airports. Edmond and Betty Engstrom placed fourth them any harm. Our newest member, Shirley Gunther, in the Golden West Chapter’s MINI “A tree with a straight trunk is the first to has her New Private License and a (new to DERBY, on their first time out. Janet and be chopped down. A well with sweet water her) 1973 Cessna Skyhawk. She has made Joan Steinberger are also entered in the is the first to be drawn dry.” two flights, Torrance and San Jose. Palms to Pines Air Race. —Taikung Jen, in a conversation with Many of our 99s are active in the newly June pot luck meeting was held at Diane Confucius, from “Fate Is the Hunter,” by formed San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Aero Dee’s new house, where we enjoyed her Ernest K. Gann. Squadron. Marci Barnet, Mary Stephens, lovely swimming pool and whirlpool bath. Memorial services for Carolyn Boogaert Judi Gorham and two of our prospective Prospective new member Louise Kirkbride Phillips were held at Stone Church of San members, Dorothy McLaughlin and Phyllis was introduced as a new pilot and an Jose, on a gray-veiled Sunday, the 16th of Powers, flew a practice mission. Judi engineer with Burroughs. Nominating June, 1974. Gorham, Mary Stephens and Emily Committee, Irma Christian presented her It had been ten days before that the Cletsoway had APT rides and also slate of new officers and elections were hastily-telephoned news had stunned Squadron check rides. held. The results were as follows: Santa Clara Valley Chapter Ninety-Nines. Judi Gorham and Mary Stephens at­ Chairman, Yours truly; Vice Chairman, Carolyn and Bill Phillips’ Bonanza, its V- tended the Spring Sectional in Hawaii. Mary Lewis; Secretary, Janet Jones; tail wrenched from the fuselage by We are having a lot of soaring activity at Treasurer, Charlene Hovey. violence indescribable because few of us the airport. We have two new gliders and Following the meeting Rachael Cowin have experienced its parallel, had crashed as soon as the weather clears up we hope showed us her line of textiles with air­ near Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The initial, we will be boasting a bunch of new glider planes on them. She has a beautiful succinct, and grossly understated ratings. collection of materials from which she will probable cause was that the accident was Chris Yecny has been doing more make almost anything one could ask. A weather-related. unusual flying. She towed a glider from talented seamstress, she is combining her There were no survivors. San Luis Obispo to Sun Valley with a talents with her love of airplanes toward an Bill Phillips’ 18-year-old daughter Bonita overnight stop at Carson City. Chris was interesting business sideline which shows was a passenger. the pilot of the Cherokee Siw while her great promise. It is difficult to visualize, as we sit in the husband, S1, was piloting the glider. Evy Treen is busy again! Stand back and Santa Clara Valley this Father’s Day of On June 22-23 San Luis Obispo County give her room. Evy is a marvelous 1974 and look out to where a placid layer of Chapter of the 99s helped host the Ryan organizer and we all appreciate her efforts stone-hued stratus shrouds Mt. Hamilton, Fly-in at Paso Robles. We had coffee and on our behalf. This time she is planning a the malevolent anger which churns in the doughnuts Saturday and Sunday mor­ Survival Clinic. It will be presented in July viscera of a God-begotten Frankenstein nings. Provided for a fee were hotdogs, in conjunction with the F.A.A. and will be known as a cumulonimbus. potatoe salad and cup cakes for lunch. It open to all pilots, hikers, campers, and When what had been ecstacy for flight is was an enjoyable two days for all who anyone interested in learning the latest transformed, in what must have been participated! tactics of survival. She has lined up a terror-crammed moments of cognizance Paso Robles was a scene out of the past program that will be of great interest to all. that what had been beloved had become a with all the dog fights and activity in the Several of our members have attended snarling betrayer, the tragedy cuts into all air. Some of the 99s even got a flight in a fly-ins at Watsonville, Porterville, Merced, of us with a dual-edged scalpel. Ryan. What a beautiful display of well- and Columbia. June is just one mad whirl Obituaries are best written by someone cared-for airplanes! of fly-ins in California and there are still who knew the departed intimately—or Election of officers (with installation in more to come. Marion Fickett, Irma and knew them not at all. This is not an August): Chairman-Judy Gorham; Vice- John Christian and Judy and Rod Roeser obituary, because it is not a collection of Chairman-Grace McChesney; Secretary- plan to fly to the World’s Fair in Spokane stark biological statistics rubber-cemented Mary Stephens; Treasurer-Marci Barnet; over the 4th of July weekend. Rachael to saccharine platitudes about the Membership and Apt.-Chris Yecny; Cowin will be flying to Klamath Falls, deceased. Reporter-Sharon Gates; Public Relations- Oregon that same weekend and Shirley “There is a degree of mercy beyond Carol Hallett; A.E. Scholarship & and Ted Sendrak will take their Mooney all which any man is rude to inquire,” wrote Museum- Shirley Gunther; Flying Ac- the way to Michigan to visit relatives and Ernest Gann. tivities-Emily Cletsoway. then down to Florida before returning It is a redundancy of the feelings of all of home. Many of our members are planning us to say that Carolyn and Bill Phillips will now for the fall sectional in Utah. This will be missed. be a beautiful trip for us and we will see SANTA BARBARA CHAPTER our own Joannie Steinberger installed as SANTA PAULA CHAPTER Judy Roeser, Reporter Sectional Treasurer. Adrienne Nater, Reporter Two or three years ago our present It’s been a busy year, our first, and we chapter chairman Marion Fickett informed celebrated grandly at the Red Baron the members that she would be lunching at A J Complete Line of Aircraft Restaurant at Ventura County Airport. / I / j & Pilot Supplies a local restaurant every Wednesday and t Norma Williams our Chairman announced would welcome anyone else who would AVIATION INC some interesting statistics; We began like to join her. This informal invitation ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT with seven members, all private pilots. In a began a tradition of Wednesday luncheons SANTA ANA, CA. 92707, TEL. 546-4300 year’s time we have fifteen members, and which many of us eagerly anticipate each RANCHO CALIF. AIRPORT five of the original 7 have risen to the week. Seldom is any business ac­ TEMECULA, CA. 92390, TEL. 676-8925 Commercial rating. We set our original goal as that of membership building. We The aerial fire bombers from Porterville successful airplane wash at the Ogden have attained over 100 per cent new are busy again and the local 99s are Airport. Interwest Aviation graciously members. Gwen Dewey, our historian, and providing lemonade to hand up to the pilot donated their wash rack for our use. We membership getter has every new student in the cockpit when they come in for refill washed seventeen airplanes and one car in at Dewey Aviation turned on to 99s after of fire retardent in their SBD and TBMs. the two days. Money made will be used to their first lesson. Although Joanne Miller They do not take the time to leave the help finance the sectional which will be and Dona Maxson are just past the written plane so the service by the women pilots is held at SnoBird ski resort in Utah the part of the private, they are already part of appreciated. second weekend of September. the family. In May we were guests of Air Caledonia Our new public relations chairman is and held our meeting on their DC-8. Betty Johnson, selected to fill the role TUCSON CHAPTER Everyone was able to sit in the cockpit and previously held by yours truly, since ex­ Jayne Hunter, Reporter dream a little bit. Also in May on Memorial panding membership allows for a greater A new administration was installed amid Day, the Utah Chapter and the Las Vegas division of labor. flowers and festivities at the Chapter first chapter airmarked the Parowan airport. Cathy Yendell, a Vermont transplant, is “Inaugural Ball" in June with 4 9 1/2S and Assisting from Utah were Lila Fielden, our newest member. At 23 she is already guests in attendance. The popular 1974-75 Carole Clark, Terry Wojcik, Ruth All attained her instructor's rating and is slate consists of Chairman - Virginia Chesley, Alberta and Walt Nicholson, Pat teaching at Dewey Aviation, Santa Paula Edwards, Vice-Chairman - Wyn Hayward, and Jane Patterson, daughter Valerie and Airport. Secretary - Lynn McGrew, Treasurer - Edna friend. It was a great day especially Norma Williams and husband became Lavazzeria, Member-at-Large - Hilde meeting some of the Las Vegas 99s. well acquainted with upper low levels, Peterson. The chapter extends a warm welcome to unhappily, on their trip to the World’s Fair With fresh enthusiasm, the new leaders new members Helen Bell of Clearfield, Jan in Spokane. They spent three days on the have held a think session and are Knowles of Ogden, and Marilyn Peck of ground with their T-Craft in Bend, Oregon, generating new plans, assigning com­ Salt Lake City and the reinstatement of w a itin g ...... mittee chairmanships, talking over ideas Wilma Nichols and Vina Graham. Vivian Sally Allen was the Santa Paula entry in for the 1974 TUCSON TREASURE HUNT, Yardley passed her instrument written. Her the Mini Derby. Barbara and Chuck Deeds and generally preparing for a great year. 11YB earned another trophy at an EAA fly- flew their Cessna 172, kids included, to a Having scored with the highest per­ in in June for best restored classic—a swim meet in Lemoore, Cal. and got a centage of attendance at the SW Spring Piper Pacer. V.F.R. advisory out of Hanford for prac­ Sectional in Hawaii, the chapter is now Wilma Nichols is proud owner of a tice. aiming toward an even better percentage at beautiful little Cessna 120 that she flies We all hope that Norma remembers a the Fall Sectional in Salt Lake City. almost every day. Wilma has aspirations to softer pillow on her next long trip in the T- Convinced that our chapter-mates make a be an aerobatic pilot. Julie Jacobson and Craft. wonderful bunch of travelling companions her 49’/2 now have a Cherokee 235. and generate a lot of spontaneous fun, we This news is being written at 6500 feet are talking seriously about grouping up for over Pierre, South Dakota in Jacobson’s a Springtime week’s holiday in Matzatlan. airplane. Your reporter and husband ac­ Also, several flying weekends and RON companied them to Minneapolis and back jaunts are in the planning stages. via Yellowstone Park to try out the air­ Membership, as always, has a high plane. New member Jan Knowles has her priority and our new chairman name on the registration of a Cessna 140A spearheaded a drive to get each member’s converted to a tricycle gear. Jan took the renewal in to HO on time. There is a airplane to Denver and now is in the healthy list of current "prospectives” and process of stripping off the old paint. New they will join in the benefits of an intensely member Marilyn Peck and her husband constructive and timely course on Desert sponsored a fly-in at the Lehi airport the Survival given by G. Wallace, Jr., during last weekend in June. The Pecks are our July meeting at AZ Frontier Aviation. owners and operators of the Lehi airport. Sharon Hargrave, the second of our Marge Peterson flew 2 cent a pound current Bob Schmidt Scholarship rides at the Richfield, Utah fly-in the last Adrienne Nater holding Gus the Goat and recipients, has earned her private license. weekend in May. Several of the Utah 99s Norma Williams on the safety before the TUS International Airport is now Stage II attended. trip from Riverside to Santa Paula, in the T- under ATC and moving toward Stage III. In July the Utah 99s will hold their Craft. Gus slept all the way. Gus is to be Virginia, Lynn, Jo Anne, Wyn and this meeting in cooperation with the FAA's the new sire for Adrienne’s growing herd of writer, and spouses, recently completed project O peration Ground Assist. It is goats on her ranch in Moorpark. “Operation Raincheck”, a course offered hoped that we will have a 100 per cent on three consecutive nights at the FAA’s member participation with our accident RAPCON facility in Tucson. Carl Swanson, prevention specialist to check the cer­ SOUTHERN SIERRA FAA Tower Chief here, will conduct a State tificates and currency of each member and Doris Corwin, Reporter III orientation program for the entire the paper work for each member-owned A special event for June brought in over membership at our Sept. meeting at airplane. This is a worthy project and goes planes for camping overnight on the 200 Hudgin’s Air Service. along with our goal of 100 per cent APT for airport for the annual fly-in sponsored by the Utah Chapter. We’re working on it and the Porterville Area Pilot’s Association. we have instructors in the chapter or The Ninety-Nines used the occasion to set UTAH CHAPTER husbands of members who will give up a booth and sell ice cream for the two Jane Patterson, Reporter proficiency rides. days, making a tidy sum for the treasury. Starting from today and working back­ Eight members donated their time to sell ward the Utah Chapter has had a busy Meeting in August is a planned fly-in to the refreshments to the thirsty spectators. Spring. The June meeting was held at the Jacobsons summer home on Lake Hebgen The program for the two days was a Ogden Airport for elections and en­ in Yellowstone Park. Planes will land at spectacular demonstration of pilot skill by tertained by a hot air balloonist who gave West Yellowstone airport and go by car the U.S. Army Silver Eagles helicopter us a talk and let some of the members help from there. Last year we were weathered group and the Golden Knights in inflating the balloon. The new officers out so better luck this year. parachutists. Precision aerobatics were are Wilma Nichols, chairman; Lila Everyone in the 99s is invited to our performed by the master Art Scholl in his Fielden, vice-chairman; Kay Howells, sectional at SnoBird resort in the Wasatch Chipmunk and Gerry Massey in his Little secretary and Dee Ricord carrying over as M ountains on September 13, 14, and 15. Toot. Pat Tomlinson flew his Sopwith. treasurer. In June the chapter held a very See you there! Some companies are getting the right people and the right things to the right places at the right times. Cross-town. Cross-country.

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